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1 liberty flames 2018 football Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications Cell: (434) GAME 12: norfolk state at Liberty dec. 1, 2018 / 2 p.m. / williams stadium / lynchburg, va Record: Head Coach:... Turner Gill Record at Liberty: (7th Year) Overall Record: (13th Year) THE MATCHUP YPG YPG YPG : YPG PPG 1st DOWNS RUSH PASS OFFENSE INT TDs FGs TOP DEFENSE INT SACKS YPG YPG YPG : YPG 8 16 vs Record: , 2-5 MEAC Head Coach:... Latrell Scott Record at NSU: (4th Year) Overall Record: (7th Year) Storylines 1) Liberty (5-6) will wrap up its inaugural FBS season by hosting Commonwealth foe Norfolk State (4-6, 2-5 MEAC) on Saturday in a contest originally scheduled for Sept. 15 but postponed by Hurricane Florence. 2) The Flames will recognize 17 players on Senior Day and will also honor the 10th Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame class, featuring former NFL running back Rashad Jennings. 3) Riding a three-game home winning streak, the Flames will look to become just the ninth team ever to win six or more games during its first FBS season. 4) QB Stephen Calvert's next TD pass will be No. 63 of his career, giving him sole possession of Liberty's all-time record. He also needs 90 passing yards to become the second Flame ever to record back-to-back 3,000-yard seasons. 5) Calvert's fellow junior and most frequent target, WR Antonio Gandy-Golden enters Saturday's game just 34 yards shy of 1,000 for the season. He would become the second Flames WR to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons schedule OLD DOMINION Sept. 1 6 p.m. Williams Stadium at Army Sept. 8 Noon Michie Stadium NORTH TEXAS Sept p.m. Williams Stadium at New Mexico Sept p.m. Dreamstyle Stadium at New Mexico State Oct. 6 8 p.m. Aggie Memorial Stadium TROY Oct p.m. Williams Stadium IDAHO STATE Oct p.m. Williams Stadium at UMass Nov. 3 3:30 p.m. McGuirk Alumni Stadium W L L 7-47 W L W W L (3OT) ) On the heels of his fourth 100-yard game of the year, RB Frankie Hickson sits 68 yards away from 1,000 for the season. He is trying to become the first Flames RB since 2014 to record a 1,000-yard season. Hickson already has more rushing yards this season (932) than in his first two years combined (825). at Virginia Nov p.m. Scott Stadium at Auburn Nov p.m. Jordan-Hare Stadium NEW MEXICO STATE Nov p.m. Williams Stadium L L 0-53 W STEPHEN CALVERT PASSING ,910 YARDS 20 TD/18 INT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN RECEIVING 64 CATCHES 966 YARDS 10 TD FRANKIE HICKSON RUSHING 212 CARRIES 932 YARDS 10 TD JESSIE LEMONIER 1 DEFENSE 52 TACKLES 13.5 TFL 10.0 SACKS - Home NORFOLK STATE Dec. 1 2 p.m. Williams Stadium - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern

2 MEDIA INFORMATION MONDAY No Practice (Players' Day Off) Flames Sports Hotline 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill Weekly Radio Call-In Show Location: Journey FM Studio 93.3 FM Lynchburg FM Lynchburg FM Gretna/Danville 1320 FM Lynchburg 1240 AM Roanoke 1350 AM Bedford 730 AM Gretna/Danville TUESDAY Coach Gill Press Conference 12:30-1 p.m. (IPF Media Room) Player/Coaches Interviews 1-2:15 p.m. (IPF Media Room) Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:05-6:05 p.m. (Players & Coaches available outside locker room at 6:05 p.m.) WEDNESDAY Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:10-6:15 p.m. (Players & Coaches available outside locker room at 6:15 p.m.) THURSDAY Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:35-6:15 p.m. (Coach Gill is available for interviews in the Team Room at 6:15 p.m.) FRIDAY Team Meeting 3:30 p.m. Walk Thru Practice 4:20-5:25 p.m. (Closed to Media) SATURDAY Gameday Liberty vs. Norfolk State Williams Stadium 2 p.m. Post Game Coach Gill is available following the game. Players will follow after Coach Gill. SUNDAY Team Meeting 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Liberty University Location Lynchburg, Va. Founded Enrollment ,000 President Jerry Falwell Jr. Director of Athletics Ian McCaw Founder Dr. Jerry Falwell Affiliation NCAA Division I Nickname Flames Mascot Sparky Colors Red, White & Blue Conference Independent Athletics Website Official Athletics Offcial Athletics Facebook LibertyFlamesAthletics Official Athletics Official Football Official Football LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Turner Gill Head Coach Joe Dailey Offensive Coordinator/QB Scott Downing Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Aaron Stamn Assistant Coach/OL Kyle DeArmon Assistant Coach/WR Mike Brown Assistant Coach/RB Robert Wimberly Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./S Vantz Singletary Co-Def. Coordinator/DL Josh Bookbinder Assistant Coach/LB Marshall Roberts Assistant Coach/DB/CB Aaron Wilkins Assistant Coach/SPURS/Nickels Roy Asuega Graduate Assistant/DL Seth Hestness. Graduate Assistant/TE/FB/Special Teams CJ Holden Graduate Assistant/S Scott Mitchell Graduate Assistant/OL J.R. Rozier Offensive Quality Control Darren Jackson Defensive Quality Control GAME INFORMATION - 2:06 P.M. KICKOFF WATCH Matt Warner (Play-by-Play) Joe Jauch (Color Analyst) Bobbie Bohlig (Sidelines) Matt Byrd (Producer) LISTEN Game Broadcast: Alan York (Play-by-Play) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Kevin Keys (Sidelines) Pregame Show: Jamie Hall Brad Butler MEDIA INFORMATION The Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications office staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff. The office members handle all sport and department communications and media relations needs, and work to serve the working media. Credentials Requests for season and single-game credentials should be ed to the appropriate communications representative at least 48 hours prior to the requested event. Due to space limitations, credentials will be issued to full-time journalists from media outlets that cover Liberty Athletics regularly and substantially or to representatives who regularly and customarily perform services for that outlet. Work-Related Equipment Bags Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/tv broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 8 at Williams Stadium (gate next to the Luurtsema parking lot and the south end of the West Carter Tower). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Postgame Interviews Postgame interviews are held on the first floor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest. Parking Liberty University has designated the Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media parking opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Office to obtain a parking pass. Photographers Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers without a specific assignment received in writing from the assigning organization. Photographers are to stay behind the red line that surrounds the playing field and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are prohibited from going on the field at any time. CollegePressbox.com CollegePressbox.com is the official media website for Division I FBS football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox. com. 2

3 LU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Old Dominion (Sept. 1) Off: DJ Stubbs Def: Elijah Benton ST: Aaron Peart Army (Sept. 8) Off: Julio Lozano Def: Juwan Wells ST: T. Schultz/J. Passmore/J. Jackson North Texas (Sept. 22) Off: Dontae Duff/DJ Stubbs Def: Juwan Wells ST: Remington Green New Mexico (Sept. 29) Off: Antonio Gandy-Golden Def: Jessie Lemonier ST: Corbin Jackson New Mexico State (Oct. 6) Off: Frankie Hickson Def: Corbin Jackson ST: DJ Stubbs Troy (Oct. 13) Off: B.J. Farrow Def: S. Ajayi/D. Pearson ST: Bejour Wilson Idaho State (Oct. 20) Off: F. Hickson/A. Gandy-Golden Def: Jessie Lemonier ST: J. Scruggs/A. Alves UMass (Nov. 3) Off: F. Boyd/A. Gandy-Golden Def: S. Ajayi/J. Lemonier ST: Aidan Alves Virginia (Nov. 10) Off: Peytton Pickett Def: Tolen Avery ST: Tyren Dupree matchup notes 4 DOWNS WITH THE SPARTANS Liberty has faced Norfolk State more often than any other opponent on the Flames' 2018 schedule. The Flames are 4-2 against the Spartans 1 in a series that dates back to Saturday's game is Norfolk State's first meeting with an FBS foe since a 45-7 loss at Marshall on Sept. 19, Liberty is 1-0 versus FCS opponents this season, thanks to a home win over Idaho State on Oct. 20. The last time Norfolk State visited Williams Stadium, the Spartans defeated Liberty in 2 Turner Gill's second game as the Flames' head coach (Sept. 8, 2012). Gill is 1-1 when facing Norfolk State during his head coaching career, also including a 17-0 shutout win in Norfolk on Sept. 6, Liberty is playing host to a second team from Norfolk this season, after opening the year with a home victory over Old Dominion on Sept. 1. Liberty and Norfolk State were originally slated to meet during week three (Sept. 15), before the projected path of Hurricane Florence 3 forced the contest's postponement. The Spartans are coming off of their third bye week of the season. Liberty is facing its third Commonwealth opponent in a season for the first time since Fourth-year Norfolk State Head Coach Latrell Scott will be facing Liberty with a fourth different team. He played two games against the 4 Flames during his playing career at Hampton ( ). Scott also met the Flames as an assistant coach at Western Carolina (2001) and VMI ( ). Scott is 4-2 all-time against the Flames, although Liberty has won the last two meetings. LAST MEETING WITH NORFOLK STATE SEPT. 6, 2014 LIBERTY 17, NORFOLK STATE 0 NORFOLK, VA. (WILLIAM DICK PRICE STADIUM) Liberty s defense pitched a shutout, limiting Norfolk State to 215 total yards and forcing a pair of turnovers. Flames QB Josh Woodrum passed for 208 yards and accounted for both of the game s touchdowns (one rushing, one passing). D.J. Abnar rushed for a team-high 38 yards, and his 22- yard fourth quarter TD reception sealed the victory. A Liberty Win Would... Give the Flames a 6-6 record in their first season of FBS football, making them just the ninth team ever to win six or more games during their inaugural FBS campaign. Mark the Flames' fourth straight home win, giving them a 5-1 record at Williams Stadium in It would be Liberty's first season with five home victories since the 2015 Flames went 5-0 in Lynchburg. Enable the Flames to close a season with back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2013 squad ended the year on a five-game winning streak. Be the Flames' first-ever victory in December. Boost the Flames' all-time record against in-state opponents to 41-37, including 2-1 this year. Enable Turner Gill to tie Danny Rocco ( ) for second place on Liberty's career wins list with his 47th victory UNIFORM TRACKER The Liberty football program is outfitted by Nike and has 27 different helmet/jersey/pants combinations to choose from during the 2018 season. Opponent Helmet Jersey Pants Old Dominion White Red Red Army White White White North Texas Red Red Red New Mexico Red White Blue New Mexico St. (A) White White Red Troy White Blue White Idaho St. Blue Red White UMass White White Blue Virginia Red White Red Auburn Blue White Blue New Mexico St. (H) White Red Blue Norfolk St. Auburn (Nov. 17) Off: None Def: None ST: James Passmore New Mexico State (Nov. 24) Off: Def: ST: Defensively, Jacob Hagen came up with an interception and forced a fumble. ON THIS DATE: DEC. 1 Liberty has never played on Dec. 1. This is the latest the Flames have ever played a regular-season game in the calendar year. This is also the latest in the calendar year a Liberty game has ever been played at Williams Stadium. The Flames have only played one December game in program history. Liberty lost at Villanova in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Dec. 6,

4 today's game at a glance MILESTONE WATCH 1: QB Stephen Calvert is tied with Robby Justino ( ) for the program s all-time record with 64 career TD passes. With one more TD pass, Calvert will become LU s all-time leader in just three seasons. 10: RB Peytton Pickett's next rushing TD will be No. 10 this season. He would join Frankie Hickson as the first Flames duo with 10+ rushing TDs in the same season since Rashad Jennings (15) and Zach Terrell (11) in : WR Antonio Gandy-Golden is 34 receiving yards away from becoming the second Flames WR (Chris Summers, ) ever to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. 68: RB Frankie Hickson needs 68 rushing yards to record the 15th 1,000-yard rushing season by a Flame and the first since : QB Stephen Calvert needs 90 passing yards to join Robby Justino ( ) as the only Flames ever to record back-to-back 3,000-yard seasons. LIBERTY FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS 1: The 2018 season is Liberty's first as an FBS member, following 30 seasons of competition at the FCS (1-AA) level. 6: Six 2018 Flames (Dontae Duff, B.J. Farrow, David King, Julio Lozano, Kentory Matthews and James Passmore) have completed bachelor's degrees and are currently working toward master's degrees. 7: Seven Flames have been selected in the NFL Draft. Most recently, Walt Aikens was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2014 Draft. 8: Turner Gill is Liberty's eighth head coach in program history. 8: Liberty won eight Big South Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). 10: Ten Flames have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. 10: Liberty won a program-record 10 games in 2008, finishing at : The Flames enter the 2018 season having posted 12 consecutive winning seasons ( ). 16: The Flames have won seven or more games 16 times in program history. 30: The 2018 season marks the Flames' 30th year of playing football at Williams Stadium. The facility opened as Liberty University Stadium for a win over Towson on Oct. 21, : The 2018 campaign is Liberty s 46th football season. 25,000: The seating capacity of Williams Stadium was expanded to 25,000 for the 2018 season. The Flames have welcomed 20,000+ fans to Williams Stadium on six occasions, including a stadium-record 22,551 for a Sept. 19, 2015 victory over Montana. FAMILIAR FOE Liberty has faced Norfolk State more often (six previous meetings) than any other opponent on its 2018 schedule. The Flames are 4-2 all-time versus the Spartans, including 1-1 under Turner Gill and 2-1 at Williams Stadium. FCS No. 24 Norfolk State spoiled Turner Gill's home debut at Liberty by a count on Sept. 8, The Spartans outscored the Flames 24-7 after halftime and stopped Liberty on the NSU 1-yard line during the closing seconds. Liberty returned the favor with a 17-0 triumph in Norfolk State two years later in the teams' most recent matchup. See the previous page for more details on that Sept. 6, 2014 contest. Below is a summary of the previous Liberty-Norfolk State gridiron clashes. Nov. 8, Liberty 17, at Norfolk State 6 Nov. 7, at Liberty 45, Norfolk State 12 Nov. 8, at Liberty 69, Norfolk State 21 Nov. 19, at Norfolk State 34, Liberty 17 Sept. 8, Norfolk State 31, at Liberty 24 Sept. 6, Liberty 17, at Norfolk State 0 COMPETING AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH Liberty is all-time against in-state varsity opponents, including 1-1 this season (defeated Old Dominion, lost to Virginia). The Flames have not defeated two Commonwealth opponents in the same season since 2014 (Norfolk State and James Madison). The following are Liberty's all-time records versus instate varsity opponents. 2-2 vs. Bridgewater 3-4 vs. Ferrum 0-3 vs. Hampden-Sydney 4-2 vs. Hampton 6-12 vs. James Madison 4-2 vs. Norfolk State 1-1 vs. Old Dominion 0-2 vs. Richmond 6-0 vs. St. Paul's 0-1 vs. Virginia 2-0 vs. Virginia State 0-1 vs. Virginia Tech 2-0 vs. Virginia Union 10-3 vs. VMI 0-4 vs. William & Mary MEAC MEETINGS Saturday will mark Liberty's 32nd all-time meeting with a MEAC opponent. The Flames are against conference foes, including 11-6 at home and 3-1 under Turner Gill. The Flames have won three straight contests against MEAC opponents since a home loss to Norfolk State on Sept. 8, HALL OF FAME WEEKEND During Saturday's game, the 10th class of inductees to the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame will be recognized. They include Peter Aluma (men's basketball), Rashad Jennings (football), Frank Landrey (men's golf coach), Danielle [McNaney] Detmer (women's track & field) and Warren Stewart (wrestling) Jennings becomes the football program's 12th Liberty Athletics Hall of Famer. After playing running back for the Flames from , Jennings spent seven years in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants. CLIMBING THE CHART This list includes records of teams in their first year of their current tenure as an FBS member, after moving up from a lower division, whether or not they were immediately bowl eligible that season. Marshall Georgia Southern * UTSA South Florida Appalachian State Nevada Troy Old Dominion Louisiana Tech Liberty FIU ** UAB UCF Akron Texas State Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee UConn Coastal Carolina Arkansas State Florida Atlantic North Texas Boise State Charlotte Western Kentucky South Alabama UMass Buffalo Georgia State * Vacated all wins from that season ** Vacated one win from that season SALUTE TO SENIORS Prior to Saturday's game, Liberty will recognize its 17 graduating seniors, who have played an integral role in helping the program make a successful transition to FBS football. The Flames' seniors include Tolen Avery, B.J. Farrow, Ben Fiordelise, Devin Fisher, Mitchell Hurtado, Corbin Jackson, David Jeremiah, Damian King, David King, Julio Lozano, Kentory Matthews, James Passmore, Jeremy Peters, Josh Tully, Juwan Wells, Rudiger Yearick and Daniel Zapata.

5 LIBERTY'S RECORD WHEN... Gill 2018 at LU Home Road Neutral August September October November December Afternoon Night VERSUS FBS TOP 25 Home Road RECORD WHEN SCORING < 20 points points points points RECORD WHEN ALLOWING < 20 points points points points RECORD WHEN Margin 1-3 pts Margin 4-7 pts Scoring 1st Opp. scores 1st Leading after 1Q Trailing after 1Q Leading at half Trailing at half Leading after 3Q Trailing after 3Q Playing OT Outrushing opp Being outrushed Outpassing opp Being outpassed Scoring D/ST TD TO margin TO margin Winning TOP Losing TOP White helmets Blue helmets Red helmets White uni. tops Blue uni. tops Red uni. tops White pants Blue pants Red pants team notes Trends/Streaks Despite a three-game losing streak to start the month of November in 2018, the 11th month of the calendar year is the still the most successful month for the Flames under head coach Turner Gill. Liberty has posted a 17-8 record in November during seven seasons under Gill (68.0 win pect.). Last week s win against New Mexico State snapped a threegame losing streak for the Flames, marking the third longest losing streak for Liberty during head coach Turner Gill s seven seasons on Liberty Mountain. Liberty opened Gill s tenure at Liberty with a four-game skid in 2012, while the Flames dropped four games in a row during the 2017 season. Liberty has posted a 4-2 record on Senior Day under head coach Turner Gill. Liberty picked up wins during its final home game in 2012, 2013, 2015 and Liberty defeated Presbyterian, 47-28, on Nov. 11, 2017 and is looking for its first back-toback Senior Day wins since the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Liberty s win over New Mexico State gave Liberty seven seasons in a row with four or more victories at home under head coach Turner Gill. Liberty has won four or more home games each year during the Flames time under Gill s leadership (2012: 4-2; 2013: 6-1; ; ; ; 2017: 4-2; 2018: 4-1). Liberty is 4-1 at home this season with wins over Old Dominion, Troy, Idaho State and New Mexico State. Offense The Flames have finished three games this season where both Liberty and its opponent have tallied 500 or more total offensive yards: Liberty (568) vs. New Mexico (580) 1,148 yards; Liberty (518) vs. New Mexico State (567) 1,085 yards; Liberty (552) vs. Idaho State (631) 1,183 yards. New Mexico State outgained Liberty during last week s contest (396 to 295 total offensive yards), marking the third time the Flames have been outgained in a game this year but still won the contest (New Mexico 580 vs. Liberty 568; Idaho State 631 vs. Liberty 552). After tallying 518 total offensive yards against New Mexico State during the first matchup on Oct. 6, Liberty was held to 295 yards on 78 plays last Saturday, its second lowest offensive output of the season. After amassing 400 or more total offensive yards in six of its first eight games of the year, Liberty has failed to reach the mark during its last three contests and is averaging total offensive yards during its last three contests. Facing the No. 14 ranked scoring defense in the country (Auburn entered the game allowing 18.3 points allowed per game), the Flames suffered their first shutout loss since 2005 in a 53-0 loss at Auburn, last Saturday, during the Flames first-ever game against a SEC opponent. Following the UMass game, Liberty was averaging total offensive yards per game and would have ranked No. 16 in the country in if Liberty was eligible for the FBS statistical ranks (not eligible due to NCAA FBS reclassification process). After the lower offensive output during its last three games, Liberty is now averaging yards per game and would rank No. 55 in the nation. For the first time in three games, Liberty finished a contest with a passing touchdown as Stephen Calvert threw two touchdown passes against New Mexico State. Liberty has now thrown for multiple touchdowns in eight of their 11 games this season. After rushing for 13 total touchdowns against Idaho State (5), UMass (5) and Virginia (3), the Flames have been held without a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games for the second time this year (Army and North Texas Auburn and New Mexico State). Liberty finished the New Mexico State game with two INT passes. The Flames have thrown 13 INTs in their last five games and would rank No. 125 in the country in INTs thrown (16) if Liberty was eligible for the FBS statistical ranks (not eligible due to NCAA FBS reclassification process). Defense Seven out of Liberty s last nine opponents have racked up 500 or more total offensive yards against Liberty (rush/pass): 510 by Army (449/61); 531 by North Texas (346/185); 580 by New Mexico (211/369); 567 by New Mexico State (165/402); 631 by Idaho State (234/397); 777 by UMass (237/540); 531 by Auburn (340/191). The Flames allowed just one offensive touchdown against New Mexico State last weekend, as the Aggies first two scores during the first quarter came on a kickoff return and interception return for a touchdown. New Mexico State finished the game with 396 total offensive yards on 81 plays (4.9 yards per play), marking the fourth time Liberty has held an opponent to less than 400 yards in a game this season. The Flames are now allowing total offensive yards per game in The average would rank No. 127 in the country in total defense if Liberty was eligible for the FBS statistical ranks (not eligible due to NCAA FBS reclassification process). Liberty s defense came up big on third and fourth-down plays against New Mexico State last weekend, limiting the Aggies to 3-of-16 third-down conversions and 2-of-7 fourthdown conversions. The Flames finished the New Mexico State game with 4.0 sacks and 7.0 TFLs, giving the Flames 13.0 sacks and 24.0 TFLs during the last three home games (4.0/8.0 vs. Troy; 5.0/9.0 vs. Idaho State). Special Teams After giving up only one kickoff return for a touchdown during the Flames first six seasons under head coach Turner Gill (95-yarder against Monmouth in 2017), Liberty has allowed two kickoff returns for a touchdown during its last three games (90-yarder at Virginia and 85-yarder against New Mexico State). Auburn blocked a punt that went out the back of the end zone for a safety midway through the first half of Nov. 17 game. The blocked kick was the second this year for a Liberty opponent, as New Mexico State blocked an extra point attempt late in the fourth quarter. 5

6 Class Junior #12 QB stephen buckshot calvert HAULING IN THE HARDWARE OFF THE FIELD Height/Weight 6-2/180 Hometown Plantation, Fla. BUCKSHOT BY THE NUMBERS High School Miami Carol City Senior HS Calvert's career record as a starting quarterback. He has started 29 straight games since taking over as the starter as a true freshman against Robert Morris on Oct. 1, TDs Calvert threw for a career-high five TDs twice in 2017, including Sept. 9 vs. Morehead State and Oct. 21 at Monmouth. It is just one off of the school single-game record and the most by a Flame since Biff Parson's five TD passes against Wingate in Completions Calvert completed a Liberty and Big South-record 44 passes during a season-opening victory at Baylor on Sept. 2, He shattered the previous Liberty mark of 34 completions, set twice by Josh Woodrum (2012 and 2015). 60 Attempts Calvert's career-high 60 pass attempts at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 were another school record, eclipsing the previous standard of 57. Phil Basso was the most recent Flame to throw 57 passes, doing so against Central State in Passing Yards Calvert's third program record at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 came courtesy of his 447 passing yards. He took down the Liberty mark of 441 yards set by Phil Basso against Carson-Newman in Yard Games Calvert has thrown for 300+ yards 12 times in his career, including three 400-yard outings. He passed for a Liberty freshman-record 350 yards during an Oct. 22, 2016 victory over Monmouth. 2 Game-Winning Drives Twice during his career, Calvert has led the Liberty offense on a game-winning drive during the final five minutes of regulation. The Flames scored the winning TD with 4:14 to play in a home victory over Duquesne on Nov. 4, Liberty then went on top for good with 2:23 left in a home triumph over Troy on Oct. 13, HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America (honorable mention) 2016 Jerry Rice Award finalist FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2017) FCS National Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24, 2016) nd Team All-Conference QB 4-time Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17, 2016, Sept. 4, 2017, Sept. 18, 2017, Nov. 13, 2017) 2-time Freshman of the Week (Sept. 19, 2016, Oct. 24, 2016) RECORD BREAKER Calvert broke three Liberty single-season passing records and tied one more in The junior already has his sights set on numerous career program records. See pages 29 and 30 for more details on Calvert's record chase. Single-Season Passing Yards Calvert's Record: 3,363 (2017) Previous Record: 3,226 - Phil Basso (1984) Single-Season Touchdown Passes Calvert's Record: 29 (2017) Previous Record: 24 - Basso (1984) & Justino (1990) Single-Season Passing Attempts Calvert's Record: 438 (2017) Previous Record: Robby Justino (1991) Single-Season Passing Completions Calvert's Record: 257 (2017) Shared Record: Robby Justino (1991) Career Passing Yards Current Record: 10,266 - Josh Woodrum ( ) Calvert's Current Total: 8,204 Career Touchdown Passes Calvert's Record: 64 Shared Record: 64 - Robby Justino ( ) 6 Middle Name: Buckshot, after Buckshot Jones, the favorite NASCAR driver of Calvert's father, Steve. Parents: Steve and Kim Calvert Major: Sport Management Birthday: March 8, 1997 Uniform Number: 12 "I've always worn this number and I think it's a good one. A lot of great quarterbacks have worn number 12." Why Did You Decide to Attend Liberty? "First, I wanted a great education which Liberty provides. The coaching staff did a great job explaining what was in store for me if I worked hard. They told me I'd have a chance to start early in my career, which is what I was hoping for. I sat down before I committed, took everything to heart and made my decision to come to Liberty." Calvert appeared live on ESPN's SportsCenter on Sept. 6, 2017, four days after the Flames' victory at Baylor. IN GOOD COMPANY Calvert is one of four active FBS quarterbacks who are juniors and have tallied 8,000+ career passing yards and 60+ career passing TDs. Mason Fine (North Texas) - 9,358 yards, 64 TDs Ben Hicks (SMU) - 9,081 yards, 71 TDs McKenzie Milton (UCF) - 8,683 yards, 72 TDs Stephen Calvert (Liberty) - 8,204 yards, 64 TDs CALVERT'S CAREER STATS PASSING G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic TOTAL

7 2018 season storylines FBS MILESTONE CHECKLIST 1st Game as FBS Team Sept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win) 1st Win as FBS Team Sept. 1, vs. Old Dominion 1st Home Win as FBS Team Sept. 1, vs. Old Dominion 1st Road Win as FBS Team Sept. 29, at New Mexico 1st Game vs. FBS Opponent Oct. 14, 1989 at E. Michigan (25-24 win) 1st Home Game vs. FBS Opponent Sept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win) 1st Win Over FBS Opponent Oct. 14, at East. Michigan 1st Home Win Over FBS Opponent Sept. 1, vs. Old Dominion 1st Game vs. FBS In-State Opponent Oct. 5, 2013 at Old Dominion (21-17 loss) 1st Home Game vs. FBS In-State Opponent Sept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win) 1st Win Over FBS In-State Opponent Sept. 1, vs. Old Dominion 1st Home Win Over FBS In-State Opponent Sept. 1, vs. Old Dominion 1st Game vs. Power 5 Opponent Sept. 30, 2006 at Wake Forest (34-14 loss) 1st Home Game vs. Power 5 Opponent 1st Win Over Power 5 Opponent Sept. 2, at Baylor 1st Home Win Over Power 5 Opponent 1st Game vs. FBS Top 25 Opponent Aug. 30, 2014 at No. 23/23 North Carolina (56-29 loss) 1st Home Game vs. FBS Top 25 Opponent 1st Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent 1st Home Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent 1st Game vs. FBS No. 1 Opponent 1st Bowl Game Appearance 1st Bowl Game Win 1st Winning Season as FBS Team 1st FBS Top 25 Appearance BUCKSHOT TO AGG Stephen Calvert In junior QB Stephen Calvert and junior WR Antonio Gandy- Golden, Liberty boasts the FBS' only returning QB/WR teammates who both posted the following stats in QB: 250+ completions, 3,000+ passing yards, 25+ passing TDs WR: 1,000+ receiving yards, 10+ receiving TDs Calvert, who finished the 2017 season with 257 completions, 3,363 yards and 29 TDs, is one of seven returning FBS signal callers who reached all of those standards a year ago. He has thrown for 300+ yards in five of his first 11 games in Gandy-Golden tallied 1,066 receiving yards and 10 TDs last season. He is averaging 96.6 receiving yards per game in 2018, which ranks No. 15 among all FBS wideouts. Gandy- Golden is 34 yards away from his second straight 1,000-yard season. ONE TO WATCH A. Gandy-Golden Liberty junior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden was added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List on Nov. 5. The Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes the outstanding FBS receiver in college football, will be presented live on Dec. 6, 2018, on The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by Gildan to be broadcast on ESPN. Gandy-Golden leads the Flames with 966 receiving yards, 64 receptions and 10 TDs this season. He has posted four 100- yard games in 2018, including a pair of 200-yard outings. NO LEMON HERE! Jessie Lemonier A. Gandy-Golden Junior DE Jessie Lemonier has terrorized opposing quarterbacks during his first season at Liberty. He leads the Flames in sacks (10.0) and tackles for a loss (13.5), with seven of his sacks coming in the last five games. Lemonier is one of only eight FBS players averaging 0.9 or more sacks per game this season. SUMMARIZING THE STREAK Liberty enters the 2018 season having posted a winning record for a program-best 12 consecutive years ( ). The Flames own a record since the start of the 2006 season. Only eight other FBS programs have recorded a winning record in 12 or more consecutive seasons entering 2018, as recognized by the NCAA. Virginia Tech - 25 seasons ( ) Boise State - 20 seasons ( ) Oklahoma - 19 seasons ( ) LSU - 18 seasons ( ) Wisconsin - 16 seasons ( ) Penn State - 13 seasons ( ) Oklahoma State - 12 seasons ( ) USC - 12 seasons ( ) BOWL AGREEMENT Liberty Athletics and the AutoNation Cure Bowl announced a two-year bowl agreement for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The AutoNation Cure Bowl is played each December at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The game is televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. The 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl will be played on Dec. 15, while the 2019 AutoNation Cure Bowl will be contested on Dec. 21. Although Liberty is currently in the middle of its two-year FBS transition process, the NCAA bylaws do have provisions for the Flames to qualify for a bowl game in 2018 provided Liberty has successfully transitioned to year two of its FBS transitional status and is a deserving team SLOGANS Liberty Athletics has adopted the Rise With Us slogan for the athletics year, with the football program moving up to the FBS level and 17 of the Flames other 19 programs moving to the ASUN Conference. As a team, Liberty s football program has selected the theme Respect All, Fear None based on the Bible scripture passage in I Peter 2:17. Liberty Football will Respect All, as it faces its most challenging schedule in program history, but will Fear None as it ventures into its first season of FBS football. 7

8 AP top 25 poll Rank Team Record 1. Alabama Clemson Notre Dame Georgia Oklahoma Ohio State UCF Michigan Texas Washington Florida T. LSU T. Washington State Penn State West Virginia Kentucky Utah Syracuse Boise State Mississippi State Northwestern Texas A&M Army Iowa State Fresno State 10-2 Others receiving votes: Utah State (92), Missouri (88), NC State (39), Cincinnati (33), Stanford (10), Iowa (4), Oregon (1), Appalachian State (1), Buffalo (1). looking back at liberty's fcs success fbs football rankings/fcs success USA Today coaches top 25 poll Rank Team Record 1. Alabama Clemson Notre Dame Georgia Oklahoma Ohio State UCF Michigan Texas Florida Washington Penn State Washington State LSU Kentucky West Virginia Utah Syracuse Mississippi State Boise State Northwestern Texas A&M Fresno State Utah State Army 9-2 Liberty s season-opening game against Old Dominion on Sept. 1, 2018, began the Flames 46th season of football and its 31st season at the NCAA Division I level. Liberty played its first 30 years of NCAA Division I football ( ) at the FCS level, posting a record, including 21 winning seasons (70.0 percent/21-of-30). Prior to its move to the FBS level, Liberty played 16 seasons ( ) as a member of the Big South Conference (55-23 all-time Big South record). One of four founding members of the football conference, the Flames won eight conference titles during their time in the Big South (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016). Liberty s Big South Conference title in 2014 gave the Flames the Big South automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs, the program s first and only playoff appearance (Defeated No. 15/15 James Madison, 26-21, in first round; Lost to No. 5/5 Villanova, 29-22, in second round). Others receiving votes: Iowa State (103), Cincinnati (82), NC State (55), Missouri (33), Iowa (20), Appalachian State (14), Pittsburgh (13), Memphis (6), UAB (4), Stanford (3), Buffalo (3), Oregon (3), California (1), Wisconsin (1), Georgia Southern (1). 8

9 OPPONENT TRACKER 2018 opponents/future schedules OLD DOMINION odusports.com OVERALL: 4-8 CONFERENCE USA: 2-6 NEXT GAME: vs. Norfolk State - 8/31/19 LAST GAME: L at Rice NO. 23/25 ARMY goarmywestpoint.com OVERALL: 9-2 NEXT GAME: vs. Navy - 12/8 LAST GAME: W vs. Colgate NORTH TEXAS meangreensports.com OVERALL: 9-3 CONFERENCE USA: 5-3 NEXT GAME: Bowl Game TBD LAST GAME: W at UTSA NEW MEXICO golobos.com OVERALL: 3-9 MOUNTAIN WEST: 1-7 NEXT GAME: vs. Sam Houston State - 8/31/19 LAST GAME: L 31-3 vs. Wyoming NEW MEXICO STATE nmstatesports.com OVERALL: 3-9 NEXT GAME: at Washington State - 8/31/19 LAST GAME: L at Liberty TROY troytrojans.com OVERALL: 9-3 SUN BELT: 7-1 NEXT GAME: Bowl Game TBD LAST GAME: L at Appalachian State IDAHO STATE isubengals.com OVERALL: 6-5 BIG SKY: 5-3 NEXT GAME: TBD, 2018 Season Complete LAST GAME: L vs. Weber State UMASS umassathletics.com OVERALL: 4-8 NEXT GAME: at Rutgers - 8/31/19 LAST GAME: L at Georgia VIRGINIA virginiasports.com OVERALL: 7-5 ACC: 4-4 NEXT GAME: Bowl Game TBD LAST GAME: L (OT) at Virginia Tech AUBURN auburntigers.com OVERALL: 7-5 SEC: 3-5 NEXT GAME: Bowl Game TBD LAST GAME: L at Alabama NORFOLK STATE nsuspartans.com OVERALL: 4-6 MEAC: 2-5 NEXT GAME: at Liberty - 12/1 LAST GAME: L vs. Morgan State Dr. Jerry Falwell with son Jerry Falwell, Liberty University s current president, roaming the sidelines of the Flames 1974 season opening football game against Washington & Lee on Sept. 23, FUTURE SCHEDULES 2019 Schedule Aug SYRACUSE Sept. 7...at Louisiana Sept BUFFALO Sept HAMPTON Sept NEW MEXICO Oct. 5...at New Mexico State Oct MAINE Oct at Rutgers Nov at UMass Nov. 9...at BYU Nov at Virginia Nov NEW MEXICO STATE See LibertyFlames.com for more future schedules 9 THE ROAD TO FBS 1971 Liberty University was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College Liberty fielded its first football team. FULFILLING THE MISSION 1975 Liberty joined the NAIA as an associate member Liberty joined NCAA Division II as an associate member Liberty became an official NCAA Division I-AA (later FCS) member Liberty became a charter member of the Big South Conference for football Liberty made its first NCAA FCS Playoffs appearance. Feb. 16, 2017 The NCAA approved Liberty s request to enter the FBS reclassification process Liberty played its final season as an FCS member, but was ineligible for a playoff berth Liberty is playing its first season as an FBS independent. When Dr. Jerry Falwell founded then Lynchburg Baptist College in the fall of 1971, he painted a clear vision for its athletics department when he stated, it is our plan to have our athletic program comparable to USC, to Notre Dame, to Alabama, to anyone in time. Although the athletics department moved to the NCAA Division I level on Sept. 1, 1988, the time Dr. Falwell spoke about is now. The Flames football program is playing its first season at the FBS level in 2018, taking the next step to fulfill its founder s visionary dream Schedule Sept at Virginia Tech Sept NORTH CAROLINA A&T Sept at Western Kentucky Sept FIU Oct at Bowling Green Oct LOUISIANA-MONROE Oct at Syracuse Oct SOUTHERN MISS Nov at Virginia Nov WESTERN CAROLINA Nov at NC State Nov UMASS

10 Williams Stadium Stadium Quick Facts Opened: 1989 First Game: Oct. 21, 1989 Result: Liberty 37, Towson 18 Liberty Record: Playing Surface: AstroTurf Capacity: 25,000 STADIUM EXPANSION The game day experience at Liberty University football games is about to get even better, with several improvements coming to Williams Stadium for the 2018 season. This expansion has brought seating capacity up to 25,000. Fans will also notice a new scoreboard, more food options, road improvements and new bus loading and unloading areas to improve road and foot traffic. SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE 1. 22,551 Montana Sept. 19, ,712 Charleston Southern Nov. 12, ,838 Richmond Oct. 4, ,425 Old Dominion Sept. 1, ,393 Kennesaw State Oct. 24, ,217 Gardner-Webb Oct. 25, ,314 Savannah State Oct. 2, ,111 Coastal Carolina Oct. 15, ,955 Coastal Carolina Nov. 19, ,911 Coastal Carolina Oct. 19, ,878 James Madison Sept. 17, ,803 Delaware State Sept. 5, ,643 Concord Oct. 20, ,587 Charleston Southern Oct. 9, ,467 Monmouth Sept. 7,

11 flames depth chart OFFENSE 2018 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS WIDE RECEIVER 82 B.J. Farrow R-Sr /10 42/ Noah Frith Fr /0 3/0 0 WIDE RECEIVER 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden Jr /10 31/ Khaleb Coleman R-Fr /3 9/3 0 WIDE RECEIVER 5 DJ Stubbs So /5 22/ JT Wood Fr /0 6/0 0 LEFT TACKLE 74 Julio Lozano R-Sr /11 30/ Ethan Crawford Jr /5 25/18 0 LEFT GUARD 61 Ben Fiordelise R-Sr /7 32/ Jacob Bodden Fr /0 1/0 0 CENTER 65 Thomas Sargeant R-So /11 22/ Ben Fiordelise R-Sr /7 32/7 7 RIGHT GUARD 56 Dontae Duff R-Jr /11 33/ James Passmore R-Sr /0 28/8 0 RIGHT TACKLE 68 Tristan Schultz So /9 20/ Sam Isaacson R-Jr /1 29/11 0 TIGHT END 88 Jerome Jackson OR R-Fr /1 11/ Cooper McCaw R-Fr /3 11/3 1 FULLBACK 30 Michael Bollinger So /1 17/ Mitchell Lewis R-So /0 22/0 0 RUNNING BACK 23 Frankie Hickson OR R-Jr /8 33/9 8 9 Kentory Matthews R-Sr /4 15/ Peytton Pickett R-So /0 11/0 0 DEFENSE 2018 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS DEFENSIVE END 11 Jessie Lemonier Jr /11 11/ Jayod Sanders So /1 18/1 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 55 Tolen Avery R-Sr /11 41/ Vincent Elefante Jr /0 10/0 0 NOSE GUARD 34 Devin Pearson R-Jr /8 11/ Ralfs Rusins R-Jr /2 15/2 0 RUSH END 54 Juwan Wells Sr /9 41/ Austin Lewis Fr /2 11/2 0 MIKE 14 Solomon Ajayi R-Jr /11 11/ Remington Green So /0 22/0 0 WILL 12 Brandon Tillmon Jr /6 30/ David King R-Sr /4 39/5 0 SPUR 28 Corbin Jackson R-Sr /7 41/ Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-So /3 22/5 0 CORNERBACK 20 Bejour Wilson R-Jr /9 11/ Malik Matthews R-Jr /2 23/4 0 STRONG SAFETY 31 Elijah Benton R-Jr /10 21/ Benjamin Alexander R-So /0 21/0 0 FREE SAFETY 13 Isaac Steele So /10 11/ Benjamin Alexander R-So /0 21/0 0 CORNERBACK 2 Jeremy Peters Sr /11 41/ Javon Scruggs Fr /0 11/0 0 QUARTERBACK 12 Stephen Calvert Jr /11 33/ Mason Cunningham Jr /0 3/0 0 SPECIALISTS 2018 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS KICKER 41 Aaron Peart OR R-Jr /8 9/ Stuart Ashley Fr /0 1/0 0 PUNTER 38 Aidan Alves R-Fr /11 11/ Aaron Peart R-Jr /0 9/0 0 LONG SNAPPER 51 Austin Mock R-Fr /11 11/ David King R-Sr /0 39/ CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS HOLDER 8 Landon Brown R-Fr /10 10/ Aidan Alves R-Fr /0 11/0 0 KICK RETURNER 25 Peytton Pickett R-So Mitchell Lewis R-So JT Wood Fr Frank Boyd R-Fr PUNT RETURNER 5 DJ Stubbs So B.J. Farrow R-Sr

12 Career Starts by postion start charts FB Bollinger (1) RB Hickson (9) Matthews (5) WR Farrow (41) TE Foutz (15) McCaw (3) Jackson (1) Ogbeifun (1) RT Crawford (11) Isaacson (11) Schultz (9) RG Duff (24) Passmore (6) Crawford (1) QB Calvert (29) C Sargeant (22) Duff (4) LG Fiordelise (7) Crawford (6) Duff (5) Passmore (2) LT Lozano (27) WR King (15) Stubbs (6) WR Gandy-Golden (18) Coleman (3) CB Wilson (9) Faulks (6) Matthews (4) DE Lemonier (11) Lewis (1) Wells (1) DT Avery (31) NT Pearson (8) Mitchell (5) Rusins (2) Avery (1) RE Wells (30) Lewis (1) Sanders (1) SPUR CB Peters (23) SS Tillmon (12) Benton (9) Morris (1) MIKE Ajayi (8) Irons (4) King (3) WILL Tillmon (6) Ajayi (3) King (2) Bradley (1) Jackson (18) Davis (10) Espinoza (4) Pierre (1) FS Jackson (16) Steele (10) Benton (4) Davis (1) Espinoza (1) Tillmon (1) 2018 offense Game-by-game Starters Game WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QB Old Dominion Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Crawford Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz Stubbs Matthews Calvert Army Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Crawford Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz Ogbeifun (TE) Matthews Calvert North Texas Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Crawford Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz King Matthews Calvert New Mexico Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Crawford Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz King Hickson Calvert New Mexico St. Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz Stubbs Hickson Calvert Troy Farrow Coleman Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz Stubbs Hickson Calvert Idaho St. Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Isaacson McCaw Stubbs Hickson Calvert UMass Coleman Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Crawford McCaw Matthews (RB) Hickson Calvert Virginia Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Schultz Foutz Stubbs Hickson Calvert Auburn Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Schultz Jackson Coleman Hickson Calvert New Mexico St. Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Fiordelise Sargeant Duff Schultz McCaw Bollinger (FB) Hickson Calvert 2018 Defense Game-by-game Starters Game DE DT NG RE MLB WLB SPUR CB SS FS CB Old Dominion Lemonier Avery Rusins Sanders King Ajayi Davis Matthews Benton Steele Peters Army Lemonier Lewis (BUCK) Avery Wells Ajayi Bradley Pierre Matthews Benton Espinoza Peters North Texas Lemonier Avery Rusins Wells King Ajayi Espinoza Wilson Benton Steele Peters New Mexico Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells King Ajayi Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters New Mexico St. Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi Tillmon Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters Troy Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi Tillmon Espinoza Wilson Benton Steele Peters Idaho St. Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi King Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters UMass Lemonier Avery Pearson Lewis Ajayi Tillmon Jackson Wilson Morris Steele Peters Virginia Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi Tillmon Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters Auburn Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi Tillmon Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters New Mexico St. Lemonier Avery Pearson Wells Ajayi Tillmon Jackson Wilson Benton Steele Peters 12

13 FLAMES roster NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS 1 Lionell McConnell R-So. WR Allen, Texas Allen HS 2 Kevin Shaa Jr. WR San Francisco, Calif. McClymonds HS (City Coll. of S.F.) 2 Jeremy Peters Sr. CB Green Cove Springs, Fla. Clay HS 3 Johnny Huntley R-So. WR Planation, Fla. South Planation (Colorado) 3 Rion Davis R-Jr. S Hopkins, S.C. A.C. Flora HS 4 Mason Cunningham Jr. QB Shelbyville, Tenn. Shelbyville Central HS (NE Miss. C.C.) 5 DJ Stubbs So. WR Jacksonville, Fla. University Christian School 5 Lucas Irons R-Sr. LB Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Coconut Creek HS 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-So. SPUR Arlington, Va. Washington & Lee HS 7 Damian King R-Sr. WR St. Petersburg, Fla. Indian Rocks Christian School 7 Brandon Robinson Fr. QB Maplewood, N.J. Irvington HS 8 Landon Brown R-Fr. QB Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian HS 8 Jimmy Faulks Jr. CB St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS 9 Kentory Matthews R-Sr. RB Virginia Beach, Va. Tallwood HS (Blinn) 10 Alex Probert Jr. K Andover, Minn. Andover HS 10 Hunter Goetz Fr. CB Davie, Fla. Miami Central Senior HS 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden Jr. WR Dallas, Ga. Paulding County HS 11 Jessie Lemonier Jr. DL Hialeah, Fla. Hialeah HS (Ventura College) 12 Stephen Calvert Jr. QB Plantation, Fla. Miami Carol City Senior HS 12 Brandon Tillmon Jr. LB Lexington, S.C. River Bluff HS 13 Isaac Steele So. S Phoenix, Ariz. Centennial HS (Mesa CC) 14 Solomon Ajayi R-Jr. LB Plano, Texas Liberty HS (Bakersfield) 15 Chris Barrett So. TE Clearwater, Fla. Countryside HS (ASA Miami) 15 Jayod Sanders So. DL Tallahassee, Fla. Leon HS 16 Mason Yost Fr. TE Jacksonville, Fla. The Bolles School 17 Khaleb Coleman R-Fr. WR Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson HS 17 Kedrick Bradley R-Sr. LB Chattanooga, Tenn. Hixson HS (Ventura) 18 Fidel Ogbeifun So. TE Douglasville, Ga. Douglas County HS 19 Sean Queen Fr. WR Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing Chr. Acad. 20 Troy Henderson Fr. RB Franklin, Tenn. Independence HS 20 Bejour Wilson R-Jr. CB Sa Lorenzo, Calif. San Lorenzo HS (City Coll. of S.F.) 21 Mitchell Lewis R-So. FB Auburn, Ala Lee-Scott Academy 21 Marcellous Harris Fr. SPUR Charlotte, N.C. Harding University HS 22 Kimani Donaldson So. CB Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy s Mill HS 23 Frankie Hickson R-Jr. RB Lynchburg, Va. Heritage HS 24 Malik Matthews R-Jr. CB Jacksonville, Fla. Potter s House Christian 25 Peytton Pickett R-So. RB Arlington, Texas Sam Houston HS (Trinity Valley CC) 26 DJ Skelton Fr. CB Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley HS 27 Cheapell Morris Jr. S North Highlands, Calif. Highlands HS (Sierra) 28 Corbin Jackson R-Sr. S Charlotte, N.C. Victory Christian Center School 29 Javon Scruggs Fr. CB Appomattox, Va. Appomattox HS 30 Michael Bollinger So. FB Spartanburg, S.C. Boiling Springs HS 31 Brody Brumm R-Fr. WR Winamac, Ind. Winamac HS 31 Elijah Benton R-Jr. S Philadelphia, Pa. Liberty Christian Academy 32 Aaron Pierre R-Fr. SPUR Tampa, Fla. Cambridge Christian School 33 Frank Boyd R-Fr. RB Chesterfield, Va. Manchester HS 34 Joshua Mack R-So. RB Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford-Mendon HS (Maine) 34 Devin Pearson R-Jr. DL Liberty Township, Ohio Lakota West HS (Mt. San Jac. Coll.) 35 Tyren Dupree Fr. LB Leesburg, Ala. Cherokee HS 36 Ricky Lester Fr. S Houston, Texas Saint Pius X HS 37 Amarii Jenkins R-Fr. LB Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 38 Aidan Alves R-Fr. P Dillsburg, Pa. Northern York HS 39 Lionell Johnson R-So. SPUR Woodberry Forest, Va. Woodberry HS 40 Zac Foutz R-Jr. TE Roanoke, Va. Cave Spring HS 41 Aaron Peart R-Jr. P Purcellville, Va. Loudoun Valley HS (Sierra College) 42 Dylan Gilfoy R-Jr. DL Brentwood, Calif. Liberty HS (Diablo Valley CC) 43 Benjamin Alexander R-So. S Spring Mills, Pa. Penns Valley HS alphabetical roster No. Name Pos. 14 Solomon Ajayi LB 43 Benjamin Alexander S 38 Aidan Alves P 85 Stuart Ashley K 55 Tolen Avery DL 15 Chris Barrett TE 98 Logan Beadles DL 31 Elijah Benton S 64 Jacob Bodden OL 30 Michael Bollinger FB 59 Damian Bounds OL 33 Frank Boyd RB 63 Carter Bradley OL 17 Kedrick Bradley LB 8 Landon Brown QB 31 Brody Brumm WR 12 Stephen Calvert QB 95 Emmanuel Cater DL 50 Henry Chibueze OL 86 Michael Chorowicz WR 17 Khaleb Coleman WR 66 Ethan Crawford OL 4 Mason Cunningham QB 3 Rion Davis S 22 Kimani Donaldson CB 56 Dontae Duff OL 35 Tyren Dupree LB 94 Vincent Elefante DL 96 Chris Escamilla DL 46 Ryan Eshelman TE 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. SPUR 82 B.J. Farrow WR 8 Jimmy Faulks CB 61 Ben Fiordelise OL 40 Zac Foutz TE 81 Noah Frith WR 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR 42 Dylan Gilfoy DL 10 Hunter Goetz CB 52 Jonathan Graham OL 47 Remington Green LB 21 Marcellous Harris SPUR 20 Troy Henderson RB 23 Frankie Hickson RB 3 Johnny Huntley WR 90 Mitchell Hurtado DL 5 Lucas Irons LB 13

14 FLAMES roster/pronunciation guide NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS 44 Austin Lewis Fr. DL Jonesborough, Tenn. David Crockett HS 46 Ryan Eshleman Fr. TE Myerstown, Pa. Eastern Lebanon County HS 47 Remington Green So. LB King George, Va. King George HS 48 David King R-Sr. LB Stuarts Draft, Va. Riverheads HS 49 Christian Launius R-Fr. LB Mocksville, N.C. Davidson Day HS (James Madison) 50 Henry Chibueze Fr. OL Woodbridge, Va. Woodbridge HS 50 Vincent Mangogna R-So. LB Medford, N.Y. Patchogue-Medford HS 51 Austin Mock R-Fr. LS Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 52 Jonathan Graham Fr. OL La Plata, Md. La Plata HS 54 Juwan Wells Sr. DL Dublin, Ga. Dublin HS 55 Brendan Schlittler Fr. OL Eureka, Mo. Eureka HS 55 Tolen Avery R-Sr. DL Galveston, Texas Ball HS 56 Dontae Duff R-Jr. OL Mesquite, Texas Ralph H. Poteet HS 58 Thaddius Watson R-So. DL Arlington, Texas James Bowie HS (Graceland) 59 Damian Bounds R-So. OL Ellenwood, Ga. Stockbridge HS 61 Ben Fiordelise R-Sr. OL Kalona, Iowa Mid-Prairie HS 63 Carter Bradley Fr. OL Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 64 Jacob Bodden Fr. OL Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 65 Thomas Sargeant R-So. OL Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee HS 66 Ethan Crawford Jr. OL Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS 68 Tristan Schultz So. OL Culver, Ind. Culver Community HS (Fork Union) 72 James Passmore R-Sr. OL Dallas, N.C. North Gaston HS 73 Sam Isaacson R-Jr. OL Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 74 Julio Lozano R-Sr. OL Bellaire, Texas Bellaire HS (Kilgore College) 76 Nate Pena R-Fr. OL Mooresville, N.C. Lake Norman HS 77 Cooper McCaw R-Fr. OL Southlake, Texas Grapevine Faith CS 79 John Kourtis Fr. OL St. Catharines, Ontario Canada Prep 81 Noah Frith Fr. WR Woodstock, Ga. Woodstock HS 82 B.J. Farrow R-Sr. WR Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 83 Josh Tully R-Jr. WR Vancouver, Wash. Kingsway Christian HS 84 JT Wood Fr. WR Jacksonville, Fla. Creekside HS 85 Stuart Ashley Fr. K Front Royal, Va. Warren County HS 86 Michael Chorowicz R-So. WR Kohler, Wis. Sheboygan Lutheran HS 87 Rudiger Yearick R-So. WR Matthews, N.C. Metrolina Christian Academy 88 Jerome Jackson R-Fr. TE Fort Worth, Texas Timber Creek HS 89 David Jeremiah R-So. WR San Diego, Calif. Christian HS 90 Mitchell Hurtado Sr. DL Anaheim, Calif. Loara HS (Fullerton) 92 Mason Wolk R-Fr. DL Bedford, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 94 Vincent Elefante Jr. DL Upland, Calif. Upland HS (Chaffey College) 95 Emmanuel Cater Fr. DL Hiram, Ga. Hiram HS 96 Chris Escamilla R-Jr. DL Stafford, Va. Stafford Senior HS 97 Elisha Mitchell So. DL Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS 98 Logan Beadles Fr. DL Piedmont, Ala. Piedmont HS 99 Ralfs Rusins R-Jr. DL Carnikava, Latvia Riga Hansa Secondary School Pronunciation Guide 2 Kevin Shaa (like AH) 3 Rion (Ryan) Davis 10 Hunter Goetz (Gets) 11 Jessie Lemonier (Lemon-YAY) 14 Solomon Ajayi (Ah-JYE-EE like eye ) 15 Jayod (JAY-odd) Sanders 17 Khaleb (Caleb) Coleman 17 Kedrick (KED-drick) Bradley 18 Fidel (Fa-DELL) Ogbeifun (Oh-BAY-fun) 20 Bejour (BAY-jour) Wilson 22 Kimani (Keh-MON-EE) Donaldson 24 Malik (muh-leak) Matthews 27 Cheapell (Sha-PELL) Morris 29 Javon (Jay-VON) Scruggs 30 Michael Bollinger (Bowl-IN-jer) 35 Tyren (Tie-REN) Dupree (Do-PREE) 37 Amarii (Uh-MAR-EE) Jenkins 38 Aidan (Aid-IN) Alves (Al-vis) 41 Aaron Peart (Piert) 46 Ryan Eshleman (Esh-EL-man) 49 Christian Launius (Lawn-EE-us) 50 Henry Chibueze (Hard C-H, CHI-BOOZE-EE) 50 Vincent (Vinny) Mangogna (MAN-GOG-nuh) 55 Brendan Schlittler (SHLIT-ler) 56 Dontae (Don-TAY) Duff 61 Ben Fiordelise (FEE-or-duh-LEASE) 64 Jacob Bodden (Bod-IN) 79 John Kourtis (COURT-is) 86 Michael Chorowicz (CORE-OH-witz) 87 Rudiger (RUD) Yearick (YEAR-ick) 90 Mitchell Hurtado (HER-todd-OH) 92 Mason Wolk (Walk) 94 Vincent Elefante (EL-ah-FAWN-TAY) 96 Chris Escamilla (ES-cah-ME-ah) 97 Elisha (E-LIE-Sha) Mitchell 99 Ralfs (Ralphs) Rusins (ROO-sins) alphabetical roster No. Name Pos. 73 Sam Isaacson OL 28 Corbin Jackson S 88 Jerome Jackson TE 37 Amarii Jenkins LB 89 David Jeremiah WR 39 Lionell Johnson SPUR 7 Damian King WR 48 David King LB 79 John Kourtis OL 49 Christian Launius LB 11 Jessie Lemonier DL 36 Ricky Lester S 44 Austin Lewis DL 21 Mitchell Lewis FB 74 Julio Lozano OL 34 Joshua Mack RB 50 Vincent Mangogna LB 9 Kentory Matthews RB 24 Malik Matthews CB 77 Cooper McCaw OL 1 Lionell McConnell WR 97 Elisha Mitchell DL 51 Austin Mock LS 27 Cheapell Morris S 18 Fidel Ogbeifun TE 72 James Passmore OL 34 Devin Pearson DL 41 Aaron Peart P 76 Nate Pena OL 2 Jeremy Peters CB 25 Peytton Pickett RB 32 Aaron Pierre SPUR 10 Alex Probert K 19 Sean Queen WR 7 Brandon Robinson QB 99 Ralfs Rusins DL 15 Jayod Sanders DL 65 Thomas Sargeant OL 55 Brendan Schlitter OL 68 Tristan Schultz OL 29 Javon Scruggs CB 2 Kevin Shaa WR 26 DJ Skelton CB 13 Isaac Steele S 5 DJ Stubbs WR 12 Brandon Tillmon LB 83 Josh Tully WR 58 Thaddius Watson DL 54 Juwan Wells DL 20 Bejour Wilson CB 92 Mason Wolk DL 84 JT Wood WR 87 Rudiger Yearick WR 16 Mason Yost TE 14

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16 head coach turner gill HEAD COACH THE GILL FILE Overall Conference W L W L Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Kansas Kansas Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Career Totals Liberty Totals HEAD COACHing record by month Year Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec./Jan. LU: LU: LU: LU: LU: LU: LU: KU: KU: UB: UB: UB: UB: Totals YEAR AT LIBERTY ALMA MATER WIFE CHILDREN Seventh North Texas '90 Gayle Jordan, Margaux 4 FCS Conference Titles 2014 NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS APPEARANCE (1ST IN PROGRAM HISTORY) 2007 MAC COACH OF THE YEAR Since taking over Liberty's football program, head football coach Turner Gill has elevated Liberty's championship tradition to the next level. Gill has guided the Flames to four Big South titles during his first six seasons on Liberty Mountain ( and 2016). The successful five-year run was spotlighted when he led Liberty into uncharted waters in 2014, leading the program to its first-ever trip to the NCAA FCS Playoffs. Gill was also selected the top Division I coach in Virginia by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), the second for any head football coach in program history. In his last 11 seasons as head coach at three different programs, Gill has led his teams to a first-place conference finish at year's end six times (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016). Gill's achievements throughout his playing and coaching career have been impressive: Coaching Accolades»» Big South Conference Champions , 2013, 2014, 2016»» 2014 Bobby Ross and VaSID Division I State Coach of the Year»» 2014 NCAA FCS Playoffs Appearance - First in Liberty history»» Coached 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Khalil Mack, at Buffalo»» Coached 10 All-Big 12 Honorees»» 2008 MAC Champions/International Bowl»» 2007 MAC Coach of the Year»» Three national championships , 1995, 1996»» Coached All-America QBs Tommy Frazier (1995) and Heisman Trophy Winner Eric Crouch (2001) Playing Accolades»» 1983 Heisman Trophy Finalist (Finished 4th)»» 1983 Novak Trophy Winner»» Career Passing: 231-of-428, 3,317 yards, 34 TDs, 11 INTs»» Career Rushing: 290 carries, 1,593 yards, 18 TDs»» Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductee (1989)»» Three straight Orange Bowl appearances»» Orange Bowl Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)»» All-Big Eight selection at shortstop»» Selected in the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox in 1979 and the New York Yankees in 1983»» Signed free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians in 1986»» Played for A Waterloo Indians in 1986»» Played two seasons in the CFL for the Montreal Concordes The Road to Liberty Liberty HEAD COACH Present Kansas HEAD COACH Buffalo HEAD COACH Green Bay Packers DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2005 Nebraska ASST. HEAD COACH Nebraska GRADUATE ASSISTANT North Texas GRADUATE ASSISTANT

17 FLAMES COACHING STAFF OFFENSE/SPEC. TEAMS JOE DAILEY (Booth) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Hometown: Freehold, N.J. Alma Mater: North Carolina, '07 Year in Coaching: 11 Wife: Carrie Children: Stella June, Noah Hansen & Myles Joseph DEFENSE ROBERT WIMBERLY (Booth) Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Hometown: Miami, Fla. Alma Mater: Alabama A&M, '02 Year in Coaching: 17 Wife: Tracie Children: Bianca & Josiah SCOTT DOWNING (Field) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends & Fullbacks Hometown: Parkville, Mo. Alma Mater: Sterling College, '79 Year in Coaching: 39 Wife: Karen Children: Matthew, Andrew & Zachary VANTZ SINGLETARY (Field) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Hometown: Houston, Texas Alma Mater: Kansas State, '90 Year in Coaching: 27 Wife: Shawndra Children: Courtney, Lashea, Briauna & Keona AARON STAMN (Field) Offensive Line Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: MSU Mankato, '02 Year in Coaching: 19 Wife: Courtney Children: Rylan, Jackson & Cooper JOSH BOOKBINDER (Field) Linebackers Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Alma Mater: Baylor, '09 Year in Coaching: 12 Wife: Ashley Child: Grant KYLE DEARMON (Field) Wide Receivers Hometown: Clearwater, Fla. Alma Mater: Liberty, '10 Year in Coaching: 6 MARSHALL ROBERTS (Field) Defensive Backs and Corners Hometown: Abington, Pa. Alma Mater: Rutgers, '93 Year in Coaching: 25 Wife: Alicia Children: Tripp, McKenzie & Micah MIKE BROWN (Field) Running Backs Hometown: Charlottesville, Va. Alma Mater: Liberty, '11 Year in Coaching: 3 AARON WILKINS (Field) SPURS and Nickels Hometown: Oakhurst, Calif. Alma Mater: Fresno State, '07 Year in Coaching: 11 Wife: Carissa 17

18 Running Backs Kentory MATTHEWS - RB R-Sr Virginia Beach, Va. (Tallwood HS/Blinn) player bios: Offense Opened the 2018 season by rushing for 101 yards on 17 carries (5.9 yards per carry) against Old Dominion, including a career long 57-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter Accounted for 73.6 percent of Liberty s rushing attack against Army, finishing the contest with nine carries for 81 yards (Flames rushed for 110 yards on 23 carries in the game) First Liberty player to have back-to-back games with 50-plus yard runs since the 1995 season (57 yards against Old Dominion and 50 yards against Army) Rushed for 39 yards on eight carries against North Texas, but missed most of the second half of the game due to a lower body injury After missing the previous four games due to a lower body injury, Matthews returned to the starting lineup against UMass, finishing the game with one carry for 12 yards After an injury held him on the sidelines against Virginia and Auburn, Matthews finished Liberty s second matchup against New Mexico State with eight carries for 24 yards Was available for the Virginia and Auburn games, but did not see any playing time Rushed for 226 yards on 31 carries during his first season as a Flame in 2017, averaging 7.3 yards per attempt and scoring two touchdowns Posted his first 100-yard game as a Flame, finishing the Morehead State game, Sept. 9, 2017, with 13 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns Averaged 10.0 yards per carry against St. Francis (Pa.) (5 carries/50 yards), Sept. 30, 2017 Finished the Presbyterian game with five carries for 66 yards, averaging 13.2 rushing yards per carry, Nov. 11, 2017 Transfer from Blinn College in Brenham, Texas MATTHEWS'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL MATTHEWS'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns: 2, Morehead State, Rush attempts: 17, Old Dominion, Rush yards: 103, Morehead State, (13 carries) Rush TDs 2, Morehead State, Long rush: 57, Old Dominion, Peytton PICKETT - RB R-So Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston HS) (Trinity Valley CC) Would be ranked No. 63 in the country with nine rushing touchdowns if Liberty were eligible for the NCAA national statistics rankings (not eligible due to the FBS transition process) Finished the Old Dominion game with 10 carries for 87 yards (8.7 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, including a 53-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter First player to score two rushing touchdowns in his Liberty debut since Todd Macon scored twice in his first game as a Flame, Aug. 30, 2014 at North Carolina Finished the North Texas game with seven carries for 29 yards Matched his season high with two rushing touchdowns at New Mexico, carrying the ball 12 times for 39 yards 10 carries for 23 yards, including his team-leading fifth touchdown at New Mexico State Finished the Troy game with 17 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown Had his third multiple rushing touchdown game of the season, scoring twice and rushing for 24 yards on 10 carries against Idaho State Became the 38th player in program history to record a 100 rushing yards in a game, finishing the Virginia contest with a career high 17 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown Was held to 12 yards on eight carries at Auburn Transferred to Liberty from Trinity Valley Community College PICKETT'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL PICKETT'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns: 2, 3 times (last vs. Idaho State, ) Rush attempts: 17, Troy, ; at Virginia, Rush yards: 117, at Virginia, Rush TDs 2, 3 times (last vs. Idaho State, ) Long rush: 53, Old Dominion, Frankie HICKSON - RB R-Jr Lynchburg, Va. (Heritage HS) Liberty's active career leader in rushing yards (1,757) and kickoff return yards (1,341) Would be ranked No. 49 in the country with 10 rushing touchdowns if Liberty were eligible for the NCAA national statistics rankings (not eligible due to the FBS transition process) Has four of his five career 100-yard games during the 2018 season and has recorded 20 or more carries in seven of his last eight games Recorded his third-straight multiple touchdown game against Virginia, his fourth of the season and the fifth of his career Eclipsed the 3,000 career all-purpose yards mark against Virginia (3,238) and enters the New Mexico State game needing 363 yards to crack Liberty s top-five career rankings (No. 5 Courtney Freeman 3,601 yards/ ) Enters the Norfolk State game needing 68 rushing yards to post the 15th 1,000 rushing yard season in program history and the first since 2014 Set a new career high with 27 carries and added two touchdowns against New Mexico His 65 rushing yards against New Mexico pushed him over 1,000 career rushing yards Rushed for a career high 155 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown at New Mexico State Had 22 carries, 133 yards and a career high three rushing touchdowns against Idaho State His three touchdown against Idaho State were the most by a Liberty player since Desmond Rice had three rushing touchdowns against Georgia State on Oct. 3, 2015 Posted his third multiple touchdown game of the season, finishing the UMass game with two touchdowns and 133 yards on 27 carries to match his career high Finished the Virginia game with 26 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns Limited to 10 carries for 45 yards at Auburn Rushed for 116 yards on 27 carries during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State HICKSON'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL HICKSON'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns: 3, Idaho State, Rush attempts: 27, 3 times (last vs. New Mexico State, ) Rush yards: 155, at New Mexico State, (24 carries) Rush TDs: 3, Idaho State, Long rush: 47, Idaho State, Long kick return: 99 (TD), at Kennesaw State, Frank BOYD - RB R-Fr Chesterfield, Va. (Manchester HS) 23 Finished his first game as a Flame with four carries for 33 yards against Old Dominion Saw significant playing time for Liberty on special teams at New Mexico State Had six carries for 47 yards against Idaho State Had a career game against UMass, finishing with a career-high 16 carries for 83 yards and scoring the first three career rushing touchdowns in the triple overtime game Redshirted during 2017 season Received team's Samkon Gado award during spring practice in 2018, given to the most improved offensive player Three-year letterwinner during his high school career, including his final two years at Manchester High School in Chesterfield, Va. Named conference player of the year following his senior season of high school where he rushed for 1,615 yards and 20 touchdowns First-team all-region and all-state as a senior Participated in Big River Rivalry All-Star game BOYD'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL BOYD'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns 3, at UMass, Rush attempts: 16, at UMass, Rush yards: 83, at UMass, Rush TDs 3, at UMass, Long rush: 17, at UMass,

19 Fullbacks/tight ends Fidel OGBEIFUN - TE So Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) Liberty player Flames bios: Offense football 18 Michael BOLLINGER - FB So Spartanburg, S.C. (Boiling Springs HS) 30 Had Liberty s first two receptions against Army for a total of 19 yards After missing three-straight games with a lower body injury (North Texas, New Mexico and UMass), Ogbeifun was available to play against Virginia, Auburn and New Mexico State but did not see any playing time Returned to action at New Mexico State, finishing the contest with a 19 yard reception Finished the Troy game with three receptions for 46 yards, including a season-long 27-yard reception during a key third-down play to keep Liberty s game winning drive alive in the fourth quarter Saw playing time in seven of Liberty's 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017 Finished the 2017 season with one reception for 29 yards against Morehead State OGBEIFUN'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL OGBEIFUN'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, Troy, Receiving yards: 46, Troy, Long reception: 29, Morehead State, Started his first career game during the Flames second matchup against New Mexico State Saw playing time in six games as a freshman in 2017, including four of Liberty's five Big South contests Graduate of Boiling Springs High School Three-year letterwinner in high school Two-time all-region selection All-state selection as a senior, finishing the year with 75 receptions for 1,050 yards and 15 touchdowns Also earned all-region and all-state honors as a baseball player Named to the North/South All-Star team as a senior after finishing the year with a.405 batting average, 19 doubles and 10 home runs BOLLINGER'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL Mitchell LEWIS - FB R-So Auburn, Ala. (Lee-Scott Academy) 21 Zac FOUTZ - TE R-Jr Roanoke, Va. (Cave Spring HS) 40 Saw playing time in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017 Finished the 2017 season with 10 carries for 35 yards, with all 10 carries coming against Morehead State Finished his senior season at Lee-Scott Academy with 2,773 all-purpose yards and 34 touchdowns, rushing for 1,913 yards and 31 touchdowns on 217 carries Named to the AISA All-Star team as a senior while receiving first-team all-area honors AISA state record holder in the discus Father, Brian, was a letterwinner in football at Colorado, playing offensive guard during the 1984 season LEWIS'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL LEWIS'S CAREER HIGHS Rush attempts: 10, Morehead State, Rush yards: 35, Morehead State, (10 carries) Long rush: 11, Morehead State, Receptions: 1, Troy, ; Idaho State, Receiving yards: 14, Troy, Finished the New Mexico game with a career high 53 receiving yards on two receptions, including a career-best 47 yard reception Three receptions for 42 yards at New Mexico State, including an 11-yard touchdown reception Missed the Idaho State and UMass games with an upper body injury Returned to the lineup against Virginia, starting the game and finishing with three receptions for 26 yards Was held out of the active lineup during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State with an upper body injury Saw playing time in all 11 games in 2017, starting six contests Made his first career start at tight end during the 2017 season opener at Baylor, catching one pass for six yards Hauled in a 23-yard catch against Indiana State in 2017 His first career catch resulted in a one-yard TD reception against Robert Morris on Mother, Andrea Foutz, played basketball at Winthrop Father, Ben Foutz, played football at Lenoir-Rhyne Grandfather, Lewis Lucas, played football at Chowan FOUTZ'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL 28 FOUTZ'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, at New Mexico State, ; at Virginia, Receiving yards: 53, at New Mexico, Receiving TDs: 1, Robert Morris, ; at New Mexico State, Long reception: 47, at New Mexico,

20 WIDE RECEIVERS Antonio GANDY-GOLDEN - WR Jr Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County HS) player bios: offense 11 B.J. FARROW - WR R-Sr Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 82 Recently named to 2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, for the nation's top collegiate receiver 2018 Team Captain 2017 Big South All-Conference first team 2017 VaSID All-State second team Averaging 96.6 receiving yards per game and would rank No. 15 in the country in receiving yards if Liberty was eligible for the FBS statistical ranks (not eligible due to NCAA FBS reclassification process) Liberty's active career leader in receptions (154) Ranked third in program history with 23 career touchdown receptions, and is the first player in program history with multiple seasons of 10 or more receiving touchdowns Tied for second in program history with yard games, including four-straight games during the 2018 season Enters the Norfolk State game needing 34 receiving yards to tie Courtney Freeman for fifth place on Liberty s all-time career receiving yards listing (2,381) Needs 34 more receiving yards to become the second wide receiver in program history to post back-to-back 1,000 yard receiving seasons (Chris Summers ). Posted his fourth career multiple touchdown game, opening the season with three touchdowns against Old Dominion (6 receptions/53 yards) 15th time a player has finished a game with three receiving touchdowns and the first since B.J. Farrow opened the 2017 season with three touchdowns against Morehead State Held in check by Army, finishing the game against the Black Knights with three receptions for 33 yards Set a new single-game program record with 245 receiving yards and a touchdown against New Mexico Third time in his career with back-to-back 100-yard games, finishing the New Mexico game with seven receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown Missed the Troy game due to an illness (mono) Moved over 2,000 career receiving yards (2,020) after finishing the Idaho State game with 10 receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns Posted his second career 200-yard game of the season, finishing the UMass game with nine receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns Finished Liberty s second game of the year against New Mexico State with eight receptions and 62 yards and his 10th receiving touchdown of the year Led the Big South in receiving yards (1,066) and receptions (69), despite missing one game in 2017 Became the first Liberty sophomore to record a 1,000-yard receiving season in 2017 Seventh 1,000-yard receiver in program history (1,066 yards in 2017) Tied for the Big South lead in touchdown receptions in 2017 (10) If Liberty were eligible for the NCAA FCS stats rankings last year, Gandy-Golden would have ranked ninth in the country in receiving yards per game (106.6) Liberty's active leader with 1,381 career receiving yards Finished the 2017 Baylor game with 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns, the fifth highest single-game receiving total in program history Posted his second career 100-yard game with seven receptions for 171 yards and a touchdown against Indiana State, Sept. 16, 2017 Reached the 100-yard mark for the third time in 2017, finishing the Jacksonville State game with seven receptions for 126 yards Opened Big South play with a four-catch, 89-yard game with 1 TD against Kennesaw State, Oct. 14, 2017 Posted his fourth 100-yard game of the 2017 season at Monmouth, finishing with nine receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns Led the Flames in receiving yards at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 28, 2017, recording his fifth career 100-yard game with four receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown Closed out the 2017 season with 10 receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns against Charleston Southern Had breakout game in 2016 season finale at No. 16 Coastal Carolina, catching four passes for 94 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown reception Tops Liberty's offensive players with 41 career starts Ranks second on Liberty s active roster in career receptions (129) Picked up his 100th career reception with two receptions for 49 yards against Army, including a 28-yard touchdown reception Has 20 career touchdown receptions, which ranks fifth in school history Tied for seventh in school history with five 100-yard games, including a pair of games during his senior season (New Mexico and Troy) Recorded a touchdown reception in four of the six games before missing the UMass game with a lower body injury Finished the North Texas game with three receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown Finished the New Mexico game with seven receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown Recorded his fifth career 100-yard game to lead Liberty with eight receptions for 101 yards, including the game-winner touchdown with 2:23 left to push Liberty to a win over Troy Led the Flames with 51 receiving yards on three receptions at Virginia Recorded his 20th career receiving touchdown during the Flames second game against New Mexico State Missed the 2017 season opener at Baylor pending a review of his eligibility Finished the Morehead State game with 177 yards and three touchdowns, on Sept. 9, 2017, tying the program record for single-game receiving TDs while picking up his first 100-yard receiving game since totaling 101 yards at Southern Illinois, Sept. 26, 2015, going 19 games between 100-yard contests Two of his four receptions against Indiana State on Sept. 16, 2017 were for touchdowns His 65-yard touchdown reception against Jacksonville State on Sept. 23, 2017 pushed him over the 1,000 career receiving yards mark Posted the third 100-yard game of his career and second of 2017, recording three receptions for 126 yards and tying a career long reception with a 76-yard touchdown play at Monmouth ( ) Led the team and ranked third in the Big South in yards per reception (17.8) during the 2017 season In 2017, became the fourth Flame ever to catch 10+ TD passes in a season and the first since Darrin Peterson in 2014 Posted his first career 100-yard game at Southern Illinois on , totaling 101 yards on eight receptions FARROW'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL FARROW'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns 3, Morehead State, Receptions: 8, at Southern Illinois, ; Troy, Receiving yards: 177, Morehead State, (6 receptions) Receiving TDs: 3, Morehead State, Long reception: 76, Morehead State, ; Monmouth GANDY-GOLDEN'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL GANDY-GOLDEN'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns: 3, Old Dominion, Receptions: 13, at Baylor, Receiving yards: 245, at New Mexico, (11 receptions) Receiving TDs: 3, Old Dominion, Long reception: 55, at Jacksonville St.,

21 WIDE RECEIVERS DJ STUBBS - WR So Jacksonville, Fla. (University Christian School) player bios: Offense 5 Damian KING - WR R-Sr St. Petersburg, Fla. (Indian Rocks Christian School) 7 Career high in receiving yards (155) during Liberty s season-opening win against Old Dominion, including his first career touchdown reception (35 yards) 56th player in school history with a 100-yard receiving game and 36th time in school history a receiver has finished a game with 150 or more yards Led the Flames with six receptions for 95 yards against North Texas and attempted a pass play to fellow receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden Three receptions for 20 yards against New Mexico, while completing a 39-yard pass to Antonio Gandy-Golden to the one-yard line to set up Liberty s second touchdown of the game Led the Flames with 11 receptions at New Mexico State and posted his second 100-yard game of the season (115) Also had a 60-yard punt return at New Mexico State, Liberty s longest punt return since Zac Parker returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown on Oct. 10, 2015 against Gardner-Webb Posted his third career 100-yard game, finishing the Idaho State game with eight receptions for 108 yards One of four players to finish the Virginia game with three catches, resulting in 14 yards Totaled four receptions for 34 yards during Flames second game against New Mexico State Led the team with 17 punt returns for 115 yards as a freshman in 2017 (6.8 yards per return) STUBBS'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TOTAL STUBBS'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 11, at New Mexcio State, Receiving yards: 155, Old Dominion, (7 receptions) Receiving TDs: 1, Old Dominion, Long reception: 55, Old Dominion, Long kick return: 71, Morehead State, Long punt return: 60, at New Mexico State, Lionell McCONNELL - WR R-So Allen, Texas (Allen HS) Finished the season opener against Old Dominion with one reception for 10 yards Had three receptions for 26 yards against Idaho State Saw playing time during Liberty's season-opening win at Baylor in 2017, finishing the contest with one reception for 12 yards Missed the remainder of the season due to an injury Letterwinner from Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he played as a senior Finished his senior year with 767 receiving yards and nine touchdowns Earned first-team all-district honors as a senior Three-year letterwinner at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, playing both quarterback and wide receiver Cousin, John Conner, was a running back for the New York Jets ( , 2014), Cincinnati Bengals (2012), and New York Giants (2013) McCONNELL'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL MCCONNELL'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, Idaho State, Receiving yards: 26, Idaho State, Long reception: 15, Idaho State, Missed the season opener against Old Dominion, serving a one game suspension due to a violation of team policy Finished the Army game with a career-high 172 receptions yards on eight receptions (21.5 yards per reception), including his fifth career touchdown catch (28 yards) Against Army, he became the 15th player in program history to finish a game with 170 or more receiving yards One of three players on Liberty s roster with 100 or more career receptions (102) Two receptions for 23 yards at New Mexico, including a 10-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter Missed the last seven games with a lower body injury (New Mexico State, Troy, Idaho State, UMass, Virginia, Auburn and New Mexico State) Ranked second on Liberty's roster with 66 receptions for 669 yards during 2017 season Posted his first career double-digit receptions game (10) while adding 66 receiving yards during the season opener at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017 One of Stephen Calvert s top targets against Indiana State on Sept. 16, 2017, finishing with a career-high 11 receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown Posted his first career 100-yard game, leading the Flames with eight receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 28, 2017 KING'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C TOTAL PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TOTAL KING'S CAREER HIGHS Touchdowns 1, 6 times (last at New Mexico, ) Receptions: 11, Indiana St., Receiving yards: 172, at Army, (8 receptions) Receiving TDs: 1, 6 times (last at New Mexico, ) Long reception: 62, at Army, Long punt return: 17, Jacksonville,

22 Offensive Linemen Dontae DUFF - OL R-Jr Mesquite, Texas (Ralph H. Poteet HS) 2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America team 2018 Team Captain 2016 and 2017 Big South second-team all-conference 2016 VaSID all-state second team; 2017 VaSID all-state first team Has started all 33 games during his career (5 LG, 4 C, 24 RG) Thomas SARGEANT - OL R-So Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee HS) Tristan SCHULTZ - OL So Culver, Ind. (Culver Community HS/Fork Union) player bios: offense Started the first six games of the year at right tackle After coming off the bench against Idaho State and UMass, Schultz returned to the starting lineup against Virginia, Auburn and New Mexico State at right tackle Saw playing time in nine of 11 games during his true freshman season James PASSMORE - OL R-Sr Dallas, N.C. (North Gaston HS) Team Captain One of seven Liberty offensive linemen with 20 or more career games played (28) Saw playing time in six games in 2017, including a start at LG against Charleston Southern Appeared in all 11 games in 2016, his first season of competition, with seven starts Sam ISAACSON - OL R-Jr Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 73 Started his first game of 2017 at RT against St. Francis (Pa.), taking over the starting role following an injury to Ethan Crawford Got his first start of the 2018 season against Idaho State at right tackle Appeared in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016, making nine starts at right tackle Julio LOZANO - OL R-Sr Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS/Kilgore College) 65 Has started at center during his first 21 collegiate games Redshirted during the 2016 season First team all-conference and second team all-region as a senior at Atlee High School in 2015 Ethan CRAWFORD - OL Jr Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas HS) 66 Started 10 of 11 games at right tackle in 2017, before starting 2018 season opener at LG After missing four games with a lower body injury, Crawford returned to the active lineup during the Flames second game against New Mexico State Came off the bench against Idaho State and returned to the starting lineup against UMass 74 LIBERTY Scoring Drives Opponent Plays-Yds. TOP Qtr Scoring Play ODU :56 1 Stubbs 35 yd pass from Calvert ODU :08 1 Gandy-Golden 4 yd pass from Calvert ODU :32 3 Peart 20 yd field goal ODU :51 3 Matthews 57 yd run ODU :28 4 Gandy-Golden 10 yd pass from Calvert ODU :30 4 Gandy-Golden 22 yd pass from Calvert ODU :05 4 Pickett 53 yd run ODU :11 4 Pickett 2 yd run at Army :28 3 King 28 yd pass from Calvert at Army :50 3 Farrow 28 yd pass from Calvert North Texas :09 2 Farrow 4 yd pass from Calvert at New Mexico :12 1 Hickson 2 yd run at New Mexico :22 1 Pickett 1 yd run at New Mexico :36 1 King 10 yd pass from Calvert at New Mexico :36 2 Gandy-Golden 20 yd pass from Calvert at New Mexico 1-1 0:02 2 Hickson 1 yd run at New Mexico :21 2 Farrow 24 yd pass from Calvert at New Mexico :47 3 Pickett 4 yd run at New Mexico :05 4 Peart 22 yd field goal at NMSU :17 1 Hickson 22 yd run at NMSU :29 2 Gandy-Golden 34 yd pass from Calvert at NMSU :34 3 Calvert 5 yd run at NMSU :45 3 Foutz 11 yd pass from Calvert at NMSU :02 4 Calvert 1 yd run at NMSU :51 4 Pickett 1 yd run Troy :17 2 Coleman 29 yd pass from Calvert Troy :47 2 Pickett 2 yd run Troy :55 4 Farrow 9 yd pass from Calvert Idaho State :36 1 Hickson 6 yd run Idaho State :25 2 Gandy-Golden 29 yd pass from Calvert Idaho State :13 2 Pickett 3 yd run Idaho State :34 3 Gandy-Golden 37 yd pass from Calvert Idaho State :31 3 Hickson 2 yd run Idaho State :56 4 Pickett 2 yd run Idaho State :10 4 Hickson 47 yd run at UMass :09 1 Gandy-Golden 15 yd pass from Calvert at UMass :00 1 Hickson 11 yd run at UMass :40 2 Probert 21 yd field goal at UMass 0-0 0:00 2 Coleman 21 yd fumble return at UMass :30 4 Gandy-Golden 14 yd pass from Calvert at UMass :40 4 Boyd 1 yd run at UMass 1-4 0:04 4 Boyd 4 yd run at UMass OT1 Boyd 5 yd run at UMass at Virginia :26 OT2 1 Hickson 2 yd run Hickson 1 yd run at Virginia :02 2 Probert 37 yd field goal at Virginia 1-7 0:04 2 Hickson 7 yd run at Virginia :32 3 Pickett 18 yd run New Mexico State :15 1 Gandy-Golden 5 yd pass from Calvert New Mexico State :16 1 Probert 25 yd field goal New Mexico State 0-0 0:00 1 Ajayi 26 yd interception return New Mexico State :33 2 Probert 51 yd field goal New Mexico State :41 2 Farrow 31 yd pass from Calvert Longest scoring drive (plays) vs. Idaho State Longest scoring drive (yards) vs. Troy Longest scoring drive (time) - 6:36 vs. Idaho State Shortest scoring drive: 0:02; 1 play, 1 yard at New Mexico Has started each of Liberty's last 23 games at LT, giving him 27 careeer starts at Liberty Started all 11 games at left tackle in 2017 Graded out at 93 percent in 2017, finishing the year with 70 knockdowns His first season at Liberty (2016) included nine appearances and six starts at left tackle 22

23 SPECIAL TEAMS Alex PROBERT - K Jr Andover, Minn. (Andover HS) player bios: special teams Moved into fifth place on Liberty s career top-five scoring list against NMSU (189 career points), moving ahead of Mark DeMoss who finished his career with 185 points ( ) Missed the first six games of the season with a lower body injury Made his 2018 season debut against Idaho State, handling short-range kicking duties and making 6-of-7 extra points attempts Was a perfect 8-of-8 on extra point attempts and made a 21-yard field goal against UMass Knocked down a 37-yard field goal at Virginia and tied his career-long attempts (51), which fell short of the uprights Sat out the Auburn game as the coaching staff is considering a redshirt for him this season Tied a career long field goal with a 51-yarder during the Flames second game against New Mexico State 2016 Big South All-Conference first team; 2017 Big South All-Conference second team 2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America team (honorable mention) Tied a school single-game record with four field goals at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 (27, 31, 33 and 41 yards), earning Big South Special Teams Player of the Week honors 9-for-14 in field goal attempts of 40+ yards in his career Second in the conference in scoring by a kicker (7.27 points per game) in 2017 Tied for the Big South lead in field goals (14) and second in extra points (38) in 2017 Matched a career best with 16 points against Morehead State on Sept. 9, 2017 In 2016, set school record for most points scored by a freshman (78) PROBERT'S CAREER STATS SCORING G PAT FG PTS Avg/G TOTAL FIELD GOALS G Overall Long Pct TOTAL PROBERT'S CAREER HIGHS Points Scored: 16, at Baylor, ; Morehead State, PATs Made: 8, at UMass, FGs Made: 4, at Baylor, Long Field Goal: 51, Robert Morris, ; New Mexico State, Aaron PEART - K/P R-Jr Purcellville, Va. (Loudoun Valley HS) (Sierra) Austin MOCK - LS R-Fr Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) Redshirted as a freshman in 2017 Graduate of Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va. Four-year varsity letterwinner in football Also played baseball Started in his first career game with the Flames against Old Dominion in place of the injured K Alex Probert, finishing the contest with 10 points Knocked down all seven of his extra point attempts and added a 20-yard field goal vs. ODU Handled all kicking duties at Army after P Aidan Alves was ejected from the game during the first quarter due to a targeting penalty (2 XP, 0 FG, 4 punts, 29.8 average) Knocked down a 22-yard field goal with 62 seconds remaining at New Mexico, sealing the Flames first-ever road win as an FBS team PEART'S CAREER STATS SCORING G PAT FG PTS Avg/G FIELD GOALS G Overall Long Pct PEART'S CAREER HIGHS Points Scored: 10, Old Dominion, ; at New Mexico, PATs Made: 7, Old Dominion, ; at New Mexico, FGs Made: 1, Old Dominion, ; at New Mexico, Aidan ALVES - P R-Fr Dillsburg, Pa. (Northern York HS) 38 Has averaged 40+ yards per punt five times in 2018, including four of the last five contests Finished his first game at Liberty with four punts for 144 yards (36.0 yards per punt) against Old Dominion, including one inside the 20 yard line Finished the New Mexico game with a season best seven punts for 292 yards, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. Also pinned New Mexico inside the 20-yard line three time. Four of his seven punts at New Mexico State placed the Aggies inside the 20-yard line, while averaging 38.6 yards per punt thanks in part to a 65-yard punt Finished the Idaho State game averaging 45.2 yards per punt, with 3-of-5 punts inside the Bengals 20-yard line Had a 73-yard punt against Idaho State, the longest punt by a Flames at Williams Stadium and the second longest punt in school history Averaged 43.0 yards per punt against UMass, including three punts landing inside the 20 Finished the Virginia game with a pair of 40-yard punts, both pinning the Cavaliers inside the 20-yard line Averaged 40.3 yards per punt at Auburn, including his seventh 50-yard punt of the season ALVES'S CAREER STATS PUNTING G NO. YDS LONG Avg. 50+ INSIDE ALVES'S CAREER HIGHS Punts 9, Troy, ; New Mexico State, Long Punt 73, Idaho State, ALL-Time 50-Yard Field Goals in Williams stadium history Distance Kicker Team Opponent Date 60 John Lunsford Liberty Richmond 10/4/14 57 John Lunsford Liberty Kennesaw State 10/24/15 57 John Lunsford Liberty Bryant 9/20/14 56 Nick Terracina YSU Liberty 9/27/03 53 Andrew Foster Morehead St. Liberty 9/9/17 52 John Lunsford Liberty Delaware State 9/5/15 52 Dave Ettinger Hofstra Liberty 11/15/97 52 Daniel Whitehead Liberty Catawba 10/22/94 51 Alex Probert Liberty New Mexico State 11/24/18 51 Alex Probert Liberty Robert Morris 10/1/16 51 John Lunsford Liberty Charleston So. 11/15/14 50 Tyler Sumpter Troy Liberty 10/13/18 50 Matt Bevins Liberty Stony Brook 11/20/ special Teams Tackles Player Total Kickoff Punt Benjamin Alexander Remington Green Christian Launius Javon Scruggs Corbin Jackson Bejour Wilson Michael Bollinger Amarii Jenkins Rion Davis Kimani Donaldson Tyren Dupree Ceneca Espinoza Jr Hunter Goetz Aidan Alves Elijah Benton Frank Boyd Khaleb Coleman Marcellous Harris James Passmore Aaron Pierre JT Wood Total

24 Defensive Linemen Jesse LEMONIER - DL Jr Hialeah, Fla. (Hialeah HS/Ventura College) player bios: defense 11 Juwan WELLS - DE R-Sr Dublin, Ga. (Dublin HS) 54 Averaging 0.91 sacks per game (10 sacks, 11 games) and would rank No. 8 in the country in sacks per game if Liberty was eligible for the FBS statistical ranks (not eligible due to NCAA FBS reclassification process) Enters the Norfolk State game as the third player in program history with 10 or more sacks in a season Recorded six tackles in his first game with the Flames, including a shared tackle for a loss and a quarterback hurry during Liberty s win over Old Dominion Four assisted tackles against Army Four tackles against North Texas, including his first sack at Liberty (half sack) Four tackles at New Mexico, including 2.5 tackles for a loss (8 yards) Five stops against Troy, including an eight-yard sack and his first career fumble recovery at Liberty Career day against Idaho State, finishing the contest with nine tackles, including 5.0 tackles for a loss, 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles His 5.0 tackles for a loss and 3.0 sacks were the most by a Flame since Aaron DeBerry against Charleston Southern on Nov. 1, 2003 Finished the UMass game with eight tackles, including 3.0 sacks for a loss of 24 yards Became Liberty s first player with 10 more sacks in a season since 1990 when he recorded his 10th sack of 2018 during the Flames second game of the season against New Mexico State Transferred to Liberty after playing one season at Ventura College in Ventura, Calif. Signed with the Flames during the February signing period Younger brother of Corey Lemonier, an All-SEC linebacker from Auburn, who was selected in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, playing 51 total games over four seasons with San Francisco ( ), Cleveland (2016) and NY Jets (2016) LEMONIER'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL LEMONIER'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9, Idaho State, Sacks: 3.0, Idaho State, ; at UMass, Tackles for loss: 5.0, Idaho State, Devin PEARSON - DL R-Jr Liberty Township, Ohio (Lakota West HS/Mt. San Jacinto College) Recorded two solo stops during his debut with the Flames during Liberty s win over Old Dominion Doubled his tackle total against Army, finishing the contest with four stops (1 solo, 3 assisted) Started his first career game at New Mexico, finishing the contest with four tackles (1 solo, 3 assisted) Had his third four-stop game of the season against Troy, all assisted tackles Finished the Idaho State with a season-high seven games, including three solo stops Had four tackles at UMass, including three assisted stops including a sack Three assisted tackles at Virginia Three tackles and a fumble recovery during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State Transferred to Liberty from Mt. San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, Calif. Signed with the Flames during the December signing period and joined the team for spring workouts in 2018 Recorded 31 tackles (nine solo, 22 assisted) as a freshman at Mt. San Jacinto, including two sacks and five tackles for a loss Finished his sophomore season with 55 tackles (22 solo, 33 assisted), including two sacks and four tackles for a loss Graduated from Lakota West High School in West Chester Township, Ohio PEARSON'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL PEARSON'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, Idaho State, Sacks: 0.5, at UMass, Tackles for loss: 0.5, at UMass, Big South first-team all-conference; 2017 Big South second-team all-conference 2016 VaSID all-state first team; 2017 VaSID All-State second team 2016 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America team Is one of four Liberty defenders who played in their 40th career game against Auburn (also: Tolen Avery, Corbin Jackson and Jeremy Peters) Flames' leading tackler in both 2016 (79) and 2017 (76) Liberty s active leader in career tackles (221), tackles for a loss (36.0) and sacks (18.0) Missed the first half of the Old Dominion game after a violation of team policy and finished the contest with two second-half tackles Tied a career high with 13 tackles at Army (7 solo, 6 assisted) Also had 13 stops against Kennesaw State (2017) and SMU (2016) Tied for team high tackling honors against North Texas, finishing the game with nine tackles, including career-best 3.0 tackles for a loss and an assisted sack Five tackles against Troy, including two TFLs and a sack, pushing him over the 200-career tackle mark Tied for team-high tackling honors at UMass, finishing the game with 8 stops (2 solo, 6 assisted) Finished Liberty s second game against New Mexico State with two solo tackles, a six-yard sack, a pass breakup and a forced fumble Led the Big South in tackles per game by a defensive lineman in 2017 (6.7) Ranked fourth in the Big South tackles for a loss (11.0) and fifth in sacks (4.5) last year WELLS'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL WELLS'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 13, 3 times (last at Army, ) Sacks: 2.0, 3 times (last at Charleston Southern, Nov. 18, 2017) Tackles for loss: 3.0, North Texas, Tolen AVERY - DE R-Sr Galveston, Texas (Ball HS) 55 Leads all Liberty s defensive linemen with 32 career starts, including 21 consecutive games Is one of four Liberty defenders who played in their 40th career game against Auburn (also: Corbin Jackson, Jeremy Peters and Juwan Wells) Recorded his 100th career tackle during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State becoming the sixth active player on Liberty s roster with 100 or more career stops Was slated to start at DE for the Old Dominion game, but moved back to DT just prior to kickoff and finished the contest with five tackles Started at NG against Army when the Flames switched to a 3-4 defense and finished the game with three tackles (1 solo, 2 assisted) Finished the New Mexico game with five tackles, including a shared sack Two solo tackles at New Mexico State, including a 10-yard sack Four tackles against Idaho State, including a sack and his first career forced fumble Matched his career high with seven tackles at UMass, including 2.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks Finished the Virginia game with five tackles, all solo stops Started all 11 games at DT in 2017, finishing with a career-best 39 tackles Career game against Kennesaw State, Oct. 14, 2017, finishing the contest with seven tackles AVERY'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL AVERY'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, Kennesaw State, ; at UMass, Sacks: 1.5, at UMass, Tackles for loss: 2.0, Monmouth ; at UMass,

25 Defensive Linemen Mitchell HURTADO - DL Sr Anaheim, Calif. (Loara HS/Fullerton) player bios: defense 90 Austin LEWIS- DL Fr Jonesborough, Tenn. (David Crockett HS) 44 Recorded a season high two tackles at Army Finished with an assisted tackle against both Troy and UMass Recorded single tackles at both Virginia and Auburn Saw playing time in seven games during his first season with the Flames in 2017, finishing the year with five tackles Recorded a season-best four tackles against Kennesaw State on Oct. 14, 2017 Transferred to Liberty from Fullerton College in Fullerton, Calif., where he played for two seasons Helped the Hornets finish the 2016 season with a 12-1 record an win the CCCAA State Championship Graduated from Loara High School Versatile athlete who also played basketball and volleyball HURTADO'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL HURTADO'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, Kennesaw State, First career start at Army, finishing the game with eight tackles (four solo, four assisted) Missed the first half of the North Texas game after a targeting penalty against Army Recorded his first career tackle for a loss at New Mexico State Two solo tackles against Troy, including a seven-yard sack to end a Trojan drive in the fourth quarter Two tackles for a loss, including a five-yard sack against Idaho State Started his second game of the year at UMass, finishing the contest three tackles, including assisted sack and a pass breakup Four tackles, including a one-yard sack during Liberty s second matchup against New Mexico State Signed with the Flames during the December signing period Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com Also received offers from Appalachian State, Cincinnati, Colorado State, FAU, Kansas State, UMass, Memphis, Navy and UCF School record holder in career tackles (246) and tackles for a loss (37), while adding 12 sacks Ranked by Tennessee Gridiron Scouting as the No. 1 defensive end in East Tennessee Texas vs. World all-star game defensive MVP LEWIS'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL LEWIS'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, at Army, Tackles for loss: 2.0, Idaho State, Sacks: 1.0, Troy, ; Idaho State, , New Mexico State, Vincent ELEFANTE - DL Jr Upland, Calif. (Upland HS/Chaffey College) 94 Missed the first half of the Old Dominion game after a violation of team policy and finished his first career at Liberty with an assisted tackle Sat out the North Texas game due to a suspension after a violation of team policy Three solo tackles at New Mexico, including a tackle for a four-yard loss Finished the UMass game with a season high four tackles, including three solo stops Signed with the Flames during the December signing period and joined the team for spring workouts Transferring to Liberty from Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Also received an offer from Idaho Posted 26 tackles for the Panthers in 2017 (nine solo, 17 assisted) Also added four tackles for a loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup Graduated from Upland High School in Upland, Calif. All-Southern Section, Inland Valley and Baseline League first-team selections Helped lead Upland High School to a pair of league titles Finished a game during his senior year against Mater Dei with 13 tackles for a loss, two sacks and a forced fumble Finished his senior year of high school with 18 tackles for a loss, 11.5 sacks and five forced fumbles ELEFANTE'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL ELEFANTE'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, at UMass, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at New Mexico,

26 Linebackers Solomon AJAYI - LB R-Jr Plano, Texas (Liberty HS/Bakersfield) player bios: defense 14 Remington GREEN - LB So King George, Va. (King George HS) 47 Has started all 11 games this season and ranks second on the Flames roster in tackles (71) Recorded a tackle for a loss in each of the first three games of the year Finished the Army game with nine tackles (three solo, six assisted), including a tackle for a loss Eight stops against North Texas, including 1.5 TFLs Finished the New Mexico game with four tackles (1 solo, 3 assisted) Five tackles at New Mexico State, including three solo stops Seven tackles against Troy (four solo, three assisted) and his first career forced fumble Four tackles against Idaho State, including three solo stops and a fumble recovery Eight tackles at UMass, matching a season high with four solo stops Also added a fumble recovery with a 19 yard return against UMass, along with an interception with a six-yard return Four stops at Virginia, two solo and two assisted Eight tackles at Auburn, including four solo stops and his first quarterback hurry Led the Flames with eight stops during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State, plus returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown, the first INT return for a TD by a Liberty player since Jeremy Peters'15-yard TD return at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 28, 2017 Redshirted during the 2017 season, his first at Liberty Transferred to Liberty from Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif. Brother Jay was a fifth round draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2015 and played two seasons in Miami before being traded to Philadelphia where he helped the Eagles win Super Bowl LII AJAYI'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD INT FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL AJAYI'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, at UMass, ; New Mexico State, Long interception return: 26, New Mexico State, (for a TD) Tackles: 9, at Army, ; at UMass, Sacks: 1.0, at UMass, Tackles for loss: 1.5, North Texas, Brandon TILLMON - LB Jr Lexington, S.C. (River Bluff HS) 12 One of four active player on Liberty s roster with 100 or more career tackles (123) Was not available for the Army game due to personal reasons Returned to the Flames active line-up against North Texas, finishing the game with seven assisted tackles Finished the New Mexico game with three tackles,, along with a pass breakup Finished the New Mexico State game with a season-best five solo stops, while adding an assisted tackle Four tackles against Troy (3 solo, 1 assisted) and a quarterback hurry Missed the Idaho State game due to an illness Returned against UMass, finishing the contest with three solo tackles and a pass breakup Four stops at Virginia, all solo tackles Five solo stops at Auburn, including a seven-yard sack Five tackles, including four solo stops, and 1.5 tackles for a loss during Liberty s second matchup against New Mexico State Started all 11 games of the season at strong safety in 2017 Ranked second on Liberty's 2017 roster with 60 tackles (38 solo, 22 assisted) Had four tackles against Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017, and intercepted a Hail Mary pass on the game s final play, sealing Liberty s win TILLMON'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD INT FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL TILLMON'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, at Baylor, ; Duquesne, Tackles: 10, at Charleston Southern, Sacks: 1.0, at Auburn, ; New Mexico State, Tackles for loss: 2.0, Jacksonville, Finished with a career-best 8 tackles against Army (1 solo, 7 assisted), including 1.0 TFL Three stops against North Texas (two solo, one assisted) Three solo tackles against Troy Three stops against Idaho State, including one solo tackle Recorded three tackles for the third game in a row, finishing the UMass game with a trio of stops (1 solo, 2 assisted) Finished the Auburn game with four tackles, including three solo stops Saw playing time in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2017 Finished the 2017 season with 11 tackles (four solo, seven assisted) Recorded a season-best five tackles, including four assisted tackles against Morehead State, Sept. 9, 2017 Four-year letterwinner from King George High School in King George, Va. All-conference defensive end as a sophomore and junior GREEN'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL GREEN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, at Army, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Army, David KING - LB R-Sr Stuarts Draft, Va. (Riverheads HS) Team Captain Started his second career game during Liberty s season opening win over Old Dominion, finishing the contest with a career high five tackles (three solo, two assisted) Backup long snapper to Austin Mock Matched his career high with five tackles against Idaho State, including his second career tackle for a loss Finished the Auburn game with two tackles, one solo and one assisted Backed up All-American LS Hunter Winstead for three seasons, while al Will become the fifth active defensive player on Liberty s roster with 40 career games played against Norfolk State so appearing in 28 games as a reserve linebacker Has appeared in 11 games in each of the last two seasons (2016, 2017) Posted four stops, including three assisted tackles, against both Morehead State and Indiana State in 2017 Father, Ken King, played football at SMU Grandfather played football at Virginia Tech KING'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL KING'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5, Old Dominion, , Idaho State, Tackles for loss: 1.0, Idaho State,

27 Defensive Backs Jeremy PETERS - CB Sr Green Cove Springs, Fla. (Clay HS) player bios: defense 2 Ceneca ESPINOZA, JR. - SPUR R-So Arlington, Va. (Washington & Lee HS) Big South second-team all-conference 2017 team captain and 2018 team captain Is one of four Liberty defenders who played in their 40th career game against Auburn (also: Tolen Avery, Corbin Jackson and Juwan Wells) One of six active player on Liberty s roster with 100 or more career tackles (123) Tied for second in school history with 26 career pass breakups (No. 1 is Wesley McConnell with 53/ ) Recorded six solo tackles with a tackle for a loss and two pass breakups against ODU Tied for team high honors with a career-high nine tackles against North Texas (five solo, four assisted) and had his first career forced fumble Paced Liberty with six tackles at New Mexico (5 solo, 1 assisted) Five solo tackles, including a sack and a pass breakup against New Mexico State Finished the Auburn game with seven tackles, all solo, and a pass breakup Seven tackles and three PBUs during Liberty s second matchup against New Mexico State Had three interceptions at Gardner-Webb in 2017, including a 15-yard touchdown return Returned an interception 44 yards for a TD against Charleston Southern on Nov. 14, 2015 PETERS'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TOTAL TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL PETERS'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 3, at Gardner-Webb, Long interception return: 44, at Charleston So., Tackles: 9, North Texas, Sacks: 1.0, at Charleston So., (1-0) Tackles for loss: 2.0, Indiana St., (2-0) Isaac STEELE - S So Phoenix, Ariz. (Centennial HS/Mesa CC) 13 Would be ranked No. 39 in the country in interceptions per game (0.3/3 in 11 games) if Liberty were eligible for the NCAA national statistics rankings (not eligible due to the FBS transition process) Finished his first game at Liberty with eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) Picked up his first two career starts against Army and North Texas Four tackles against North Texas, including three assisted tackles Three solo tackles and two interceptions at New Mexico, including his second INT on the game s final play With two interceptions against New Mexico, he became the 12th player in school history to finish a game with two or more interceptions Had his second best performance of the season against Troy, helping the Flames to a victory by finishing the game with seven tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted) and a shared tackle for a loss Five tackles against Idaho State, while recording his team-leading third interception Seven stops against UMass, all solo tackles, while adding his first career forced fumble Matched his season high with eight stops at Auburn, including six solo tackles Six stops during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State, including five solo tackles and a nine-yard tackle for a loss Transferred to Liberty after playing one season at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. STEELE'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TOTAL TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL STEELE'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 2, at New Mexico, Long interception return: 20, at New Mexico, Tackles: 8, Old Dominion, , at Auburn, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at UMass, ; New Mexico State, Opened the 2018 season with five tackles (three solo, two assisted) and a pass breakup against Old Dominion Started at the free safety position at Army when the Flames switched to a 3-4 defense, finishing the game with six tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted) and a pass breakup Four tackles against North Texas (2 solo, 2 assisted) Four tackles against Idaho State (2 solo, 2 assisted), while adding three kickoff returns with a long return of 43 yards Five kickoff returns for 95 yards against UMass (19.0 yards per return) Four returns for 96 yards (24.0 yards per return), including his second longest return of the season at 33 yards Played in all 11 games in 2017, starting the last games of the season at SPUR Finished his first season on the field with 27 tackles, including 20 solo stops A solo tackle and an interception against Duquesne on Nov. 4, 2017 Had a breakout game during his first career start, finishing the Presbyterian game with a career-high 10 tackles, including nine solo stops, Nov. 11, 2017 Father, Ceneca Espinoza Sr., played linebacker at Jackson State ESPINOZA'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TOTAL TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL ESPINOZA'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, Duquesne, Long interception return: 2, Duquesne, Tackles: 10, Presbyterian, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Monmouth, Long kickoff return: 43, Idaho State, Bejour WILSON - CB 20 R-Jr San Lorenzo, Calif. (San Lorenzo HS/City Coll. of San Francisco) Would be ranked No. 39 in the country in interceptions per game (0.3/3 in 11 games) if Liberty were eligible for the NCAA national statistics rankings (not eligible due to the FBS transition process) Two solo tackles at Army Got his first career start against North Texas and responded by recording six tackles (two solo, four assisted) Four stops at New Mexico (1 solo, 3 assisted), including a tackle for a loss and his first career interception at Liberty Led the Flames with a season high 10 tackles at New Mexico State (9 solo, 1 asst.), becoming the second Liberty player this season with 10 or more tackles in a game Paced Liberty s strong defensive effort in a win over Troy, finishing the contest with eight tackles (5 solo, 3 assisted), a TFL and an interception which he returned 42 yards Five tackles, all solo stops, and two pass breakups against Idaho State Finished the Virginia game with seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted) and had a 33-yard interception return Five of his six tackles at Auburn were solo stops Transferred to Liberty from City College of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. WILSON'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL WILSON'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions 1, 3 times Long interception return 42, Troy, Tackles: 10, at New Mexico State, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at New Mexico, , Troy,

28 Defensive Backs Malik MATTHEWS - CB R-Jr Jacksonville, Fla. (Potter's House Christian) player bios: Defense 24 Elijah BENTON - S R-Jr Philadelphia, Pa. (Liberty Christian Academy) 31 Doubled his career high during Liberty s season opener against Old Dominion, finishing the contest with six tackles (three solo, three assisted) Two assisted tackles at Army Two solo tackles at New Mexico and UMass Finished the New Mexico State game with five tackles, including four solo stops on his birthday Recorded three solo tackles at Virginia Finished the Auburn game with five tackles, including three assisted tackles Saw playing time in 10 of Liberty's 11 games in 2017 Finished the 2017 season with 12 tackles (10 solo, two assisted) Started the season with three solo tackles during Liberty's season-opening win at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017 Has two solo stops against St. Francis (Pa.) on Sept. 30, 2017 Recorded three solo tackles against Duquesne, Nov. 4, 2017 Solo tackle and a pass breakup against Presbyterian on Nov. 11, 2017 MATTHEWS'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sack PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL MATTHEWS'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6, Old Dominion, Liberty s leading tackler with 72 stops, having finished nine of 10 games with six or more tackles Sixth active player with 100 or more career tackles (116) Following a 12-tackle effort against Auburn, he became the fifth active player with 100 or more career tackles Eight tackles against Old Dominion and tied for team high tackling honors with fellow safety Isaac Steele Finished the Army game with six tackles (four solo, two assisted) and a pass breakup Six stops against North Texas, including four solo tackles Four solo tackles and his first career interception at New Mexico Finished the New Mexico State game with seven tackles, including five solo stops Matched his effort at New Mexico State by finishing the Troy game with seven tackles Seven tackles, including three solo stops, against Idaho State Missed the UMass game due to an illness Finished the Virginia game with eight tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted) Had a career day at Auburn, leading the Flames with 12 tackles, including five solo stops Seven stops during Liberty s second game against New Mexico State, including five solo tackles Played in all 11 games in 2017, starting the final four games at free safety Finished the 2017 season with 31 tackles (22 solo, nine assisted) Brother, Greg, played football at Emory & Henry BENTON'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD INT FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL BENTON'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, at New Mexico, (no return) Tackles: 12, at Auburn, Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Auburm, Corbin JACKSON - S R-Sr Charlotte, N.C. (Victory Christian Center School) 28 Benjamin ALEXANDER - S R-So Spring Mills, Pa. (Penns Valley HS) 43 Is one of four Liberty defenders who played in their 40th career game against Auburn (also: Tolen Avery, Jeremy Peters and Juwan Wells) Has started the most career games (34) of any current Flames defensive player, including 11 at spur in 2015 and 2017 and 16 at free safety between 2016 and 2017 Ranks second among active players on Liberty s roster with 176 tackles and 13.0 TFLs Recorded his second career blocked kick, stopping a punt at New Mexico which was recovered at the one-yard line and led to a touchdown Started at SPUR against New Mexico State, finishing the game with four solo tackles Finished the Troy game with five tackles (2 solo, 3 assisted), including a sacked TFL Finished the Idaho State game with a season-best eight tackles (2 solo, 6 assisted), while adding his second career interception Six stops at UMass, including four solo tackles and an assisted TFL Finished the Virginia game with five tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted) and a pass breakup Recorded seven tackles at Auburn, including a season-best five solo stops Blocked a potential game-winning 23-yard field goal attempt as time expired to seal a win against Indiana State on Sept. 16, 2017 Recorded his first career interception and added six tackles (five solo, one assisted) against Kennesaw State, Oct. 14, 2017 JACKSON'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD INT FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL JACKSON'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, Kennesaw State, ; Idaho State, Tackles: 9, at Southern Illinois, Sacks: 0.5, Kennesaw State, Tackles for loss: 2.0, at West Virginia, Saw playing time in 10 of 11 games in 2017 Finished the 2017 season with six tackles (four solo, two assisted) Recorded a pair of tackles against St. Francis (Pa.) and Duquesne in 2017 Added a fumble recovery during Liberty's win against Indiana State, Sept. 16, 2017 Member of the Flames' special teams units Cousin, Emma Weakland, played volleyball at Winthrop Cousin, Mark Weakland, plays football at The Citadel Cousin, Josh Weakland, played football at Slippery Rock Cousin, Alex Weakland, played women's basketball at Shepherd ALEXANDER'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH TOTAL ALEXANDER'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, 3 times (last vs. New Mexico State, ) 28